Physician - Nocturnist Orthopedic Surgery - Duluth, MN
Listed compensation
$622K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting and time off.
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
Key Skills
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $622k | Orthopedic Surgery median $655k (middle half $560k–$735k)117 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$631k in purchasing power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Orthopedic Surgery listings in Minnesota | 10 active | 374 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 7% remote · 67% no call · 60% no weekends30 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Minnesota Physician listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus · 23% offer loan repayment629 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Orthopedic Surgery hiring demand | #16 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 days · 20% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 137 postings, 89 closed |
| New Orthopedic Surgery listings | 346 in the last 30 days | 232 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 Health | silver tier, 73/100 | Top Employers work-life index142 active listings |
| Implied production pay | ~$408k | $48/wRVU × 8,500 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
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