PHYSICIAN - Anesthesia - casual - Brainerd, MN
Listed compensation
Compensation Range: $1.00–$1000K
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Building Location
St Josephs Medical Center
Department: 4001380 ANESTHESIOLOGY - SJMC
Job Description
Education Qualifications:
Licensure/Certification Qualifications
- Anesthesiologist (Casual)
- Brainerd, Minnesota
Practice Specifics
- Variable work week
- 5 MDA practice
- Care team approach with CRNAs
- Hospital and Surgical Center Practice
- No cardiac or neuroanesthesia
- Collegial group of physicians with supportive staff
- Excellent benefits including Health, Vision, Dental, 401K with match, Malpractice, and more…
Requirements
BC/BE Anesthesia
LOCATION: Brainerd, MN – located at the center of Minnesota
- 125 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Brainerd Lakes Area population: 65,000; Regional service area: 115,000
Compensation
$3387 for a 12-hour shift
Search or Apply Online at Essentiahealth.org or Contact
- Crystal Jones, Physician & Advanced Practice Recruiter
- Crystal.Jones@essentiahealth.org
FTE
0
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 anesthesia services within a hospital and surgical center setting as part of a care team. Collaborate with CRNAs and a collegial group of physicians to deliver high-quality patient care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 65% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 153 active listings.
Anesthesiology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Anesthesia - casual - Brainerd, MN at Essentia Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Anesthesiology — ranked against 778 active Anesthesiology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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- No call
- Includes weekends
Living in Brainerd
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $322k
- Typical market rent
- $982/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.