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Job Description
Location: Wagner, SD
Worker Type
PRN
Work Shift
- Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)
- Wagner Community Memorial Hospital and Clinic is seeking a qualified individual to join our team!
Position Highlights
This position will be per request needed (PRN) for 24-hour shifts to include occasional weekends and holidays as an Acute/Emergency Department Provider, with Hospitalist duties on weekends and holidays.
EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE
Graduate of a four-year Medical Doctor Degree Program and Medical Residency Program
CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE And/or REGISTRATIONS
- Current licensure in the state of SD is required
- Federal and State DEA certification is required for South Dakota
- BLS, ACLS/ALS, PALS, and ATLS completion is required - completion upon the next available program will be provided by WCMH if needed
- Prior Epic EMR experience is preferred but not required.
Potential benefits include a retirement plan with up to 5% employer match.
Applications will be taken until the position is filled.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will serve as an Acute/Emergency Department provider for 24-hour shifts. Additionally, the role includes hospitalist duties during weekends and holidays.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Medical Doctor degree and have completed a medical residency program. Current South Dakota licensure, DEA certification, and life support certifications (BLS, ACLS/ALS, PALS, ATLS) are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 84% have no call, 44% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- Includes weekends
Living in Wagner
- Median resident rent
- $684/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 12 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.