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Duluth, Minnesota

Physician - Nocturnist Orthopedic Surgery - Duluth, MN

Orthopedic SurgeryIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$622K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo 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, 182 active listings.

Of the 30 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 57% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 17.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $408k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks10 jobs · 5 employers

401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
80%
Sign-on bonus
10% this job
Loan repayment
10% this job
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Duluth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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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