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Essentia Health
Bismarck, North Dakota

PHYSICIAN - Walk-in - Bismarck, ND

Family MedicineIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

Compensation Range: $1.00–$1000K

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Job Description

Building Location

Essentia Health Walk-in Care - Bismarck 9th St

Department

3681530 WALK IN CLINIC - MDB 9TH ST

Job Description

Education Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

  • Family Medicine – Walk-In Clinic (Urgent Care)
  • Bismarck, ND

Join the employer of choice, where you will be recognized as a skilled clinician and experience job satisfaction by answering the call - to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. The culture of Family Medicine at Essentia Health is one of trust, respect, and teamwork.

An Essentia Health Primary Care Physician leads a collaborative Care Team of NP’s, PA’s, Nurses, and ancillary staff. Utilizing Essentia Care Processes, physicians improve the overall health of patients by providing acute, chronic, and preventive healthcare.

In the role of an Essentia Health Walk-In clinic provider, you will open the door to new and established patients, offering an exceptional experience and high-quality care.

Practice Specifics

Full time is 40 patient contact hours per week, seeing an average of 20-25 patients per day.

Flexible scheduling with 6, 10 or 12-hours shifts. Weekend and holiday shifts are 4 hours.

  • 4 MDs and 2 APPs on staff; with variability at each location.
  • Providers diagnose and treat a wide range of chronic and acute problems such as URIs, UTIs, lacerations, DVTs, lesions, environmental exposures, heart attacks, strokes, hypertension, and diabetes.
  • Opportunity to care for patients with unique cultural backgrounds ranging from newborn to centenarians.
  • Lab and advanced imaging such as CT, MRI and ultrasound are available in the 9th Street Clinic.
  • Access to numerous Medical/Surgical specialties locally within Essentia Health’s network.

Requirements

BC/BE in Family Medicine

Location

Central North Dakota. Bismarck is the second-most populous city in the state after Fargo.

  • Bismarck/Mandan population: 133,626 based on the 2020 census.
  • Bismarck is ranked by Forbes magazine as the seventh fastest-growing small city in the United States.

Situated on the eastern bank of the Missouri River, Bismarck is a safe and family-friendly city with an active downtown, great schools, and numerous community activities.

Compensation

$184.25/hr. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

For Further Information, Contact

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

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

Provide walk-in care to new and established patients, diagnosing and treating a broad range of acute and chronic conditions. Lead and collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team to deliver acute, chronic, and preventive healthcare.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Acute CareChronic Disease ManagementPatient DiagnosisPatient TreatmentCare Team LeadershipClinical CollaborationPatient Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Walk-in - Bismarck, ND at Essentia 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 19,720 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Essentia Health ranks #4 of 19 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, 134 active listings.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 48% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.2% 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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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 34 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
65% this job
CME allowance
65%
Relocation assistance
56%
Loan repayment
37%

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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 2,390 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Bismarck

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k
Typical market rent
$1,306/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.0
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Bismarck, ND metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) with Employer Contributions
Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Scheduling