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Duluth, Minnesota

Physician - Nocturnist Orthopedic Surgery - Duluth, MN

Orthopedic SurgeryIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$622K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Building Location

Building F - Duluth Clinic - 3rd Street

Department: 2901570 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - EH DC

Job Description

Education Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

  • Orthopedics – Nocturnist
  • Duluth, MN

Practice Specifics

  • Work where other people play.
  • Cover orthopedic evening / night call from 4 PM to 7 AM at level 1 trauma center.

Approximately 180 weekday and weekend shifts / year. Flexible scheduling options to include: two weeks on / two weeks off, one week on/one week off, or other agreed upon coverage model.

Supported by four fellowship trained orthopedic trauma surgeons, with 7 days/week who have dedicated day and evening trauma rooms.

Supported by 14 subspecialty trained orthopedic surgeons in orthopedic oncology, hand, foot and ankle, shoulder, adult reconstruction and ortho pediatric surgery.

Call is supported by APP group who take call 24/7 and answer in-house calls and outside patient calls.

No Spine! Spine calls are covered by neurosurgery.

  • No office / clinic responsibility.
  • No hospital rounding required.
  • No requirement to respond to hospital codes.
  • Call can be taken from home.
  • Expectation to see orthopedic admissions and high energy trauma patients per discretion of general surgery trauma team who are in-house 24/7.
  • Hip fractures admitted by hospitalist team.
  • Anticipated case volume 0-2 cases / shift.

St. Mary’s Medical Center is a 330-bed tertiary care hospital; Level I Trauma Center with 24-bed emergency department and helicopter support. Children’s hospital within St. Mary’s Medical Center.

  • St. Mary’s Medical Center has ranked among America’s Top 100 Hospitals and Fracture Care Programs
  • Dedicated EMR/EPIC
  • Service area approximately 500,000

Certified as HIMSS EMRAM (Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model) Level 7 for both our Inpatient and Ambulatory facilities

Requirements

BC/BE Orthopaedics

Compensation

$622,000. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

LOCATION: Duluth, MN – located at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior

  • 150 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul
  • Duluth population: 86,000 with surrounding communities approx. 120,000+

For Additional Information Please Contact

  • Liz Huesman, Senior Physician Recruiter
  • 701-261-6824
  • Elizabeth.Huesman@EssentiaHealth.org

FTE

1

Possible Remote/Hybrid Option

Shift Rotation

Eve/Night Rotation (United States of America)

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time:

Weekends

Holidays

No

Call Obligation

No

Union

Union Posting Deadline:

Compensation Range

$1.00 - $1,000,000.00

Employee Benefits at Essentia Health: At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs.

We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs.

To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary.

For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.

Key Responsibilities

Provide orthopedic evening and night call coverage from 4 PM to 7 AM at a Level 1 trauma center. Manage orthopedic admissions and high-energy trauma patients without office or clinic responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Trauma CarePatient AssessmentSurgical ProceduresEpic EMREmergency MedicineClinical Decision Making

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 142 active listings.

Of the 30 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 67% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Orthopedic Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$622kOrthopedic Surgery median $655k (middle half $560k–$735k)117 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$631k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Orthopedic Surgery listings in Minnesota10 active374 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 7% remote · 67% no call · 60% no weekends30 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusMinnesota Physician listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus · 23% offer loan repayment629 active listings, Nov 2026
Orthopedic Surgery hiring demand#16 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 40 days · 20% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 137 postings, 89 closed
New Orthopedic Surgery listings346 in the last 30 days232 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Orthopedic Surgery pay trend+20.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Essentia Healthsilver tier, 73/100Top Employers work-life index142 active listings
Implied production pay~$408k$48/wRVU × 8,500 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Orthopedic Surgeon Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

17 jobs · 10 employers
6
<$400k
3
$400k-550k
4
$550k-700k
4
$700k-850k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
88%
Sign-on bonus
31% this job
Loan repayment
19% this job
Relocation assistance
19%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Orthopedic Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 372 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Essentia Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Duluth, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401k with employer contributions
Training and tuition reimbursement
Flexible scheduling

Living in Duluth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$306k≈ 0.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,434/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Duluth, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.