PHYSICIAN - Optometry - Duluth, MN
Listed compensation
Compensation Range: $1.00 - $1,000,000.00
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
- ptometry Duluth, MN PRACTICE SPECIFICS Mature, diverse, and collegial practice with department of 5 O
- ptometrists and 6 Ophthalmologists, including sub-specialists in Cornea, Pediatrics, Glaucoma, and Retina. Access to LipiFlow, OCT, LASIK/PRK onsite in a state-of-the-art facility Outreach to Essentia Health-Virginia Medical facility-based o
- ptometry practice Monday-Friday day hours REQUIREMENTS Licensed in MN & WI Residency or equivalent experience required LOCATION Duluth, MN – a harbor city which is located at the westernmost tip of beautiful Lake Superior. 150 miles north of the metropolitan Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul Duluth city population: 86,000, Regional service area: 460,000 COMPENSATION $173,000 Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation. Essentia Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, national origin, dis
- ability, or protected Veteran Status. Search or Apply online at essentiacareers. org or contact: Laurie Swor, Senior Physician Recruiter Email: Laurie. Swor@EssentiaHealth. org FTE: 1 Possible Remote/Hybrid Option: Shift Rotation: Day 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 dis
- ability 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. To search for more jobs, please CLICK HERE. Find more than a job. Find more in yourself. Find your calling. Essentia Health seeks employees who embrace our commitment to patient- and family-centered care in communities both large and small. We're looking for people who are committed to making patients and their families feel known and understood. People who understand what it means to be Here with you. People who are willing to use their strengths to help others. Our Values Quality | Hospitality | Respect | Joy | Justice | Stewardship | Teamwork Essentia Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Essentia Health does not discriminate in employment because of age, color, creed, culture, dis
- ability (physical or mental), ethnicity, familial status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, language, local Human Rights Commission activity, national origin, military service, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or public assistance status. Job offers are contingent upon successful completion of post-offer screenings. Screenings includes verification of your legal right to work in the United States, a health screening and immunization review, verification of applicable licensure, certifications, education, and experience, and background checks including criminal, urine drug screen and MVR where required.
Key Responsibilities
The Physician will practice optometry within a mature, diverse, and collegial department alongside Optometrists and Ophthalmologists, including sub-specialists. This role involves providing care at the Duluth Clinic and conducting outreach to the Essentia Health-Virginia Medical facility.
Requirements
Candidates must be licensed in both Minnesota (MN) and Wisconsin (WI) and possess residency or equivalent experience in Optometry. The position requires working Monday through Friday during day hours with no on-call obligation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Optometry - Duluth, MN at Essentia Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Optometry — ranked against 1,645 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.
Optometry Career Context
Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 182 active listings.
In Minnesota, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$149k (52 salary observations; 123 listings), vs ~$149k nationally (1,060 salary observations; 3,692 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 80% have no call, 85% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$173k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $175k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- No weekends
- On-site