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Sanford Health
Jackson, Minnesota

Physician - Family Medicine

Family MedicineIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$265k-$343k

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Job Description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

  • Visas Accepted
  • H1B
  • Specialty
  • Family Medicine

Practice Details

Sanford Clinic Jackson is seeking Board Eligible/Board Certified Family Medicine physicians to join their current medical staff.

  • Broad scope family medicine practice providing care in clinic, hospital and emergency department
  • Clinicians consists of physicians and advanced practice providers
  • Shared nursing home responsibility on a monthly basis
  • Average patients/day in clinic is 15-18
  • Average inpatient census is 0-2
  • 1:4 weekend call; weekday call is varied
  • 4 day work week
  • EMR is Epic

Community Description

Jackson, MN, is a welcoming community that promotes a healthy, active lifestyle for all ages; that values its youth; that celebrates cultural diversity; that experiences and nurtures a learning environment; and that capitalizes on the Interstate to expand its manufacturing, agricultural services and emerging technologies.

Job Description

Family Medicine Core Privileges includes the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to patients of all ages with a wide variety of illness, diseases, injuries, mental health conditions and functional disorders of circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, hematopoietic, gastroenteric, integumentary, nervous, female reproductive, and genitourinary systems. This includes the pre-operative care of surgical patients and post-operative medical care of surgical patients and return to work issues.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested: An applicant who has just completed residency shall provide their residency procedure log and a list of completed rotations, as applicable.

OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the last 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.

Applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of Family Medicine by providing case log that includes 25 vaginal deliveries, 50 adult medical patients, and 10 inpatient care of children under the age of 18 (excluding normal newborn), as applicable to privileges being requested, in the last 12 months.

Successful completion of a Family Medicine residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or he Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.

Training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above, may be considered via the waiver of eligibility process as defined in the Credentialing Policy.

Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/ subspecialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), as applicable.

Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity’s policy for grandfather exceptions)

Compensation

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, allowed time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

Annual compensation floor range (based on 1.0 FTE): $265,175 - $343,168 plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.

Additional incentives may be offered. Actual compensation offers may vary and are determined based on multiple factors including education, training, certification, experience, scope of practice and actual job requirements.

Recruiter Information

Mary Jo Burkman, Lead Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (605) 328-6996 or Email: mary.jo.burkman@sanfordhealth.org

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide comprehensive family medicine care across clinic, hospital, and emergency department settings. Responsibilities include diagnosing and treating patients of all ages, managing inpatient care, and participating in shared call rotations.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careEmergency medicineDiagnosisTreatment planningClinical documentationEpic emrPost-operative careMental health assessment

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Minnesota, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$318k (101 salary observations; 239 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,865 salary observations; 6,376 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 58% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Sanford Health ranks #4 of 22 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Family Medicine at Sanford Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,310 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 36 employers

11
<$325k
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$325k-350k
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$350k-375k
10
$375k-400k
5
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
80% this job
Sign-on bonus
65%
CME allowance
63% this job
Relocation assistance
43% this job
Loan repayment
37%

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#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 6.2
Better work-life than 50% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,542 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Jackson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k≈ 0.8× annual pay
Median resident rent
$752/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Sanford Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401K Plan
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
CME Allowance