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Bemidji, Minnesota

APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

Work Shift

Varies (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Compensation

  • Union Position:
  • No
  • Department Details
  • Previous experience in Emergency Medicine and or critical care or experience as an APP

Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides service to patients in designated care settings, including: acute, short and long-term care, by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments.

Job Description

Obtains a thorough medical history from patient and dependent on patient population and setting, will perform an examination and/or assessment to determine patient's needs. With other healthcare professionals, analyze and interpret information collected from patient, medical records, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information, to develop and establish appropriate diagnosis.

Acknowledges and demonstrates the importance of care coordination and navigation by rounding on patients. Works in collaboration with providers and independently to provide care.

Formulates a plan for treatment of the patient and prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized if necessary, in order to aid recovery and manage pain. Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses in a timely manner.

Makes necessary healthcare referrals. Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.

Counsels' patients and family members about self-management on prevention and treatment plan for health issues, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances. May participate in clinical research studies. Incorporates evidence based practice guidelines into care.

Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for advanced practice provider practices, including reimbursement of services. Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources, as applicable. Demonstrate extensive advanced knowledge of medical principles, practices and techniques. This role will require varying shifts, on-call rotations, including nights, and weekends as needed."

Qualifications

Completion of a master’s, postmaster’s, or doctorate from an nurse practitioner program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education or National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Licensing prior to August 1, 1995, master's degree in nursing is preferred.

Demonstrated current competence and provision of care, treatment, or services for an adequate volume of patients in the past twelve months, or completion of master’s/post-master’s degree program in the past twelve months. Experience must correlate to the privileges requested.

Current licensure by the applicable state board of nursing for advanced practice. Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (NP-C) or (FNP-BC). Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner provides acute and long-term care by assessing patients, diagnosing ailments, and formulating treatment plans in collaboration with physicians. They are responsible for maintaining detailed health records, coordinating patient care, and educating patients on disease prevention and self-management.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningPrescribing medicationsMedical documentationHealth educationRegulatory compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine at Sanford Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Emergency Medicine (NP) — ranked against 240 active Emergency Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Emergency Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 68% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% 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)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution30 jobs · 22 employers

15
<$155k
5
$155k-175k
7
$175k-195k
3
$195k-215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
88%
Sign-on bonus
12%
Loan repayment
8%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 6.1
Among the best 10% of Emergency Medicine (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 240 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Bemidji

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k
Typical market rent
$1,203/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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