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Essentia Health
Duluth, Minnesota

Clinical Care Technician - Family Medicine

Healthcare 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$15.96-$23.94/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Building Location

Duluth Family Medicine Clinic

Department: 2399810 DFMC CLINIC OPERATIONS - DFMC

Job Description

The Clinic Care Technician is primarily responsible for providing assistance with daily patient flow in the clinic setting. These duties may include greeting and rooming patients, obtaining vital signs, documenting in patient chart, stocking, and cleaning exam room, ordering and maintaining clinic supplies, assisting with clerical duties, and all other duties as assigned. This position may float to support other areas as assigned.

Education Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

  • Supports and assists providers and clinical staff with administrative and select patient care tasks
  • Supports patient scheduling and work queue needs as assigned
  • Follows up on no-shows and works with providers to review and approve add-ons
  • Greets patients, supports virtual visits, completes identification verification, height, weight and obtains vitals
  • Chaperones exams as needed
  • Administers questionnaires and documents in electronic medical record
  • May perform limited patient care tasks based on training

Processes incoming mail, scans, copies, and faxes as needed, prints and updates forms, answers internal phone calls, and may place office supply orders

Preferred Qualifications

  • Customer service skills
  • Ability to follow direction and perform tasks within scope of role
  • Experience in healthcare or patient care experience
  • Experience using electronic medical record
  • Medical terminology

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

Certification/Licensure Required

Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire

FTE

0.8

Possible Remote/Hybrid Option

Shift Rotation

Day Rotation (United States of America)

Shift Start Time

0800

Shift End Time

1700

Weekends

Holidays

No

Call Obligation

No

Union

Union Posting Deadline

11/5/2026

Compensation Range

$15.96 - $23.94

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.

Requirements

Candidates must possess Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain it within 30 days of hire. Preferred qualifications include experience in healthcare, proficiency with electronic medical records, and strong customer service skills.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Vital signs monitoringClinical documentationExam room maintenanceClerical support

Healthcare Professional Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$41k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $42k in an average-cost state. 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, 142 active listings.

What does the healthcare market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$42k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
healthcare listings in Minnesota39 active2,061 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
healthcare pay trend+16.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Essentia Healthsilver tier, 73/100Top Employers work-life index142 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Care Technician - Family Medicine at Essentia Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% of all healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No call
  • No weekends
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About Essentia Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Duluth, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) plan with employer contributions
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible scheduling
Generous time off
Wellness resources

Living in Duluth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$306k
Typical market rent
$1,434/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
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.

BEA 2024 · Duluth, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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