PHYSICIAN - General Surgery - Jamestown, ND
Listed compensation
$485,100
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Building Location
Jamestown Clinic
Department
3351300 GENERAL SURGERY - JM
Job Description
Education Qualifications:
Licensure/Certification Qualifications
- General Surgery
- Jamestown, ND
Practice Specifics
- Excellent comp and benefit package, with additional call pay with the community hospital.
- New state of the art Level IV community hospital adjoined to new clinic building.
- Hospital has 25 beds, 4 CRNA’s, and 3 OR’s.
- Special procedures preferred but not required: C-sections
Anticipated weekly work schedule at base location: block schedule at JRMA (community hospital) and then other days see patients in clinic for procedures and surgeries.
The General Surgery call expectation/requirement for Essentia Health is 1 weekend per month, 4 weekdays per month and 1 holiday per year. JRMC has no general surgery call expectation or requirement.
Ultra Sound unit coming soon for the surgeons
This is a great opportunity for a self-motivated surgeon to come into this very busy small town, high tech practice
Requirements
BC/BE in General Surgery
Location
- 90 minutes from Fargo, 3 hours from Winnipeg, Canada, and 4 and ½ hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Jamestown population: 15,000
Compensation
$485,100. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation
For Questions Contact
- Carri Prudhomme, Senior Physician Recruiter
- Cell: 218-786-3907
- Email: Carri.Prudhomme@EssentiaHealth.org
FTE
1
Possible Remote/Hybrid Option
Shift Rotation
Day/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
The physician will perform surgeries and procedures at the Jamestown Clinic and the local community hospital. Responsibilities include maintaining a block schedule for surgeries and providing clinical care to patients.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 134 active listings.
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 80% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Jamestown
- Typical market rent
- $1,098/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 11 min
- State income tax
- Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.