Emergency Medicine Float - Casual Physician - Western Region
Listed compensation
$269/hr
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Job Description
Emergency Department Float "Casual" Physician – Western Minnesota
Summary
- Add variety to your practice while meeting the emergency medical needs of
- Western Minnesota. Provide Emergency Medicine care through varying shifts in
- Long Prairie, Melrose, Paynesville, and Sauk Centre, MN. This is a casual
position.
Schedule
* Shifts are 12 or 16 hours
* Volumes average about 12-18 pts/24 hours
Additional Details
* Admissions would be through our CentraCare tele-hospital group.
* Transfers within CentraCare are through the transfer center in St Cloud.
* There is a local physician on hospital call (taken from home) that covers
peds admissions, OB, etc. Available for questions.
Pay and Benefits
* Hourly Rate: $269/hour
Required
* Must be BE/BC
* ED Shift required ACLS and a trauma certification such as CALS or ATLS unless
otherwise specified.
Our Location
CentraCare, a leading not-for-profit health system and one of the largest
providers of rural care, serves patients across Central, West Central, and
Southwestern Minnesota. It delivers nationally recognized care through 40+
medical and surgical specialties, innovative population health programs, and a
collaborative physician–administration leadership model. CentraCare’s Long
Prairie, Melrose, and Sauk Centre locations are Level IV trauma centers and
critical access hospitals with family medicine clinics, advanced imaging, and
comprehensive outpatient services. Each serves a welcoming, family-friendly
community surrounded by parks, lakes, and abundant recreational opportunities.
About CentraCare https://www.centracare.com/about-us/
[https://www.centracare.com/about-us/]
CentraCare Locations https://jobs.centracare.com/us/en/location
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CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals
including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to
apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.
Key Responsibilities
Provide emergency medical care across multiple designated facilities in Western Minnesota. Manage patient admissions and transfers in collaboration with the tele-hospital group and the St. Cloud transfer center.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. Required certifications include ACLS and a trauma certification such as CALS or ATLS.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Minnesota, the Emergency Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$336k (18 salary observations; 27 listings), vs ~$286k nationally (170 salary observations; 396 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 85% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% 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 ~$560k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $567k 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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