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Bemidji, Minnesota

APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | ENT

Physician AssistantNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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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.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Compensation

Union Position

  • No
  • Department Details
  • Clinic hours, great autonomy in practice.

Experience necessary. Background in Family practice, Internal medicine or Walkin needed. At least 1 year Experience.

Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides service to patients in designated care settings, including: acute, short and long-term care, by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments.

Job Description

Provides service to patients in acute, short and long term care settings by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments.

Obtains a thorough medical history from patient and dependent on patient population and setting will perform an examination and/or assessment to determine patient's needs.

With other healthcare professionals, analyze and interpret information collected from patient, medical records, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information, to develop and establish appropriate diagnosis.

Acknowledges and demonstrates the importance of care coordination and navigation by rounding on patients when necessary. Works in collaboration with providers and independently to provide care.

Formulates a plan for treatment of the patient and prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized if necessary, in order to aid recovery and manage pain. Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses in a timely manner.

Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise. Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.

Counsels' patients and family members about self-management on prevention and treatment plan for health issues, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances. May cover hospital consultations, rounding, and assist with patient procedures as needed.

Conducts research into area of specialty and uses findings to provide measurable improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes. Incorporates evidence based practice guidelines into care.

Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for advanced practice provider practices, including reimbursement of services. Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources, as applicable. Demonstrate extensive advanced knowledge of medical principles, practices and techniques.

Qualifications

Completion of a master’s, postmaster’s, or doctorate from an nurse practitioner program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education or National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Licensing prior to August 1, 1995, master's degree in nursing is preferred.

Demonstrated current competence and provision of care, treatment, or services for an adequate volume of patients in the past twelve months, or completion of master’s/post-master’s degree program in the past twelve months. Experience must correlate to the privileges requested.

Current licensure by the applicable state board of nursing for advanced practice. Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (NP-C) or (FNP-BC). Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

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 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

Assess patients, establish diagnoses, develop treatment plans, prescribe medications within legal authority, and coordinate care in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals. Maintain clinical records, counsel patients and families, refer patients when needed, and apply evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentMedical History TakingTreatment PlanningMedication PrescribingPatient CounselingHealth PromotionClinical DocumentationClinical ResearchWalk-In CareENT Care

Otolaryngology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 62% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physician assistant rolesranked against 4,419 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMinnesota index 98.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Minnesota118 active4,552 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 62% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota Physician Assistant listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus · 21% offer loan repayment118 active listings, Nov 2026
Otolaryngology hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 27 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 18 postings, 34 closed
New Otolaryngology listings48 in the last 30 days50 the 30 days before (−4%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,419 Physician Assistant roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Otolaryngology (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 45 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Bemidji

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$224k
Typical market rent
$1,023/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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