PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine - Spooner, WI
Listed compensation
Compensation Range: $1.00–$1000K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only
Ask the employer about the work setting and time off.
Job Description
Building Location
Spooner Clinic
Department: 2311800 FAMILY PRACTICE - SPNR
Job Description
Education Qualifications:
Licensure/Certification Qualifications
- Family Medicine - Outpatient Only
- Spooner, WI
Practice Specifics
We are looking for a strong, patient-centered physician that loves small town life!
This clinic has a robust team environment and a fun collegial culture. Many of the staff choose to live in Spooner for its exceptional outdoor recreation & beauty.
Brand new, state-of-the-art clinic and hospital
Enjoy great work-life balance with a “Low Call” model. You will be on a light call rotation of 1 in 13 that includes patients from both the clinic and a local nursing home. However, for much of the nursing home care you are functioning as a back-up, filling in gaps in their coverage.
No Hospital Call
Multi-specialty group that consists of 3 Family Practice Physicians, 5.8 Family Nurse Practitioners and numerous visiting specialties on site weekly
Admit to Spooner Health System, a 24-bed CAH facility that is attached to the clinic. The Emergency Room is staffed by the hospital.
EPIC EMR
No OB
Requirements
BC/BE Family Medicine
LOCATION: Less than two hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – Eau Clare, WI – and Duluth, MN
Spooner population: 2,561- Service area: 15,000
Located in prime lake & recreation area! (Hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, camping, canoeing, skiing, snowmobiling, ATV, etc)
Compensation
$345,449. 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, Senior Physician Recruiter
- Cell: 218-393-9518
- Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org
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
The physician will provide outpatient family medicine services within a multi-specialty clinic environment. Responsibilities include patient care, light call rotation, and providing back-up coverage for a local nursing home.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 52% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Essentia Health ranks #2 of 16 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, 153 active listings.
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.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine - Spooner, WI 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 Family Medicine — ranked against 2,555 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,555 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- No weekends
- No nights
Living in Spooner
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $327k≈ 0.9× annual pay
- Median resident rent
- $763/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.