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Wahpeton, North Dakota

PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine/Internal Medicine - Wahpeton, ND

Family Medicine Top 25% in Family MedicineNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$345K - $361K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Building Location

Wahpeton Clinic

Department

3261800 FAMILY PRACTICE - WHP

Job Description

Education Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

  • PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine/Internal Medicine
  • Wahpeton, ND

Practice Specifics

Outpatient practice - no inpatient/hospitalist coverage required

Highly engaged Primary Care team currently consisting of 2 MD’s and 5 advanced practice practitioners supporting Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics.

  • Great mentorship available
  • Terrific opportunity to work with local sports teams
  • Leadership/Medical Director opportunity
  • Optometry, Chiropractic, Behavioral Health, and General Surgery also on site
  • Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Center within clinic
  • Work schedule: 36 patient contact hours a week
  • Clinic patients average 16-18/day
  • Additional outreach opportunities available

Requirements

BC/BE in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine

Location

  • Wahpeton, ND is located at the head of the Red River of the North
  • Located 50 miles south of Fargo, ND
  • Wahpeton/Breckenridge population 15,000

Compensation

$345,449 - $361,174. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

How to Apply

Apply at www.essentiahealth.org/careers

For further information, contact

  • Eric Bain, Senior Physician Recruiter
  • Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org
  • Cell: 218-393-9518

FTE

1

Possible Remote/Hybrid Option

  • Shift Rotation:
  • Day/Eve Rotation (United States of America)

Shift Start Time

0800

Shift End Time

1700

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 provide outpatient primary care services to an average of 16-18 patients per day within a collaborative clinic environment. Responsibilities include participating in a highly engaged team, potential leadership or medical director duties, and providing outreach services.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careClinical leadershipSports medicine

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine/Internal Medicine - Wahpeton, ND at Essentia Health a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,254 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Essentia Health ranks #2 of 17 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 182 active listings.

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,530 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $427k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Annual compensation range

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

7.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Family Medicine

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  • No call
  • No weekends
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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) with employer contributions
Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Scheduling