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Long Prairie, Minnesota

Emergency Medicine Float - Casual Physician - Western Region

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$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/

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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

Board Certification

Key Skills

Trauma CarePatient AssessmentClinical Decision Making

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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Salary Distribution29 jobs · 10 employers

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<$350k
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$400k-450k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
75%
CME allowance
29%
Relocation assistance
14%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Loan repayment
7%

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Long Prairie

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$242k
Median resident rent
$1,033/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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