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Duluth, Minnesota

PHYSICIAN - Emergency Medicine - casual - Duluth, MN

Emergency MedicineIncludes weekendsNo callPart-Time

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Compensation Range: $1.00–$1000K

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Job Description

Building Location

Building B - St Marys Medical Center

Department: 2001520 EMERGENCY SERVICES - SMMC HOSP

Job Description

Education Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

  • Duluth, MN
  • Annual ED volumes of 42K patients/year in a brand new state-of-the-art 40 bed ED
  • Large catchment area and a full complement of collaborative specialists and subspecialists (PICU/NICU teams, pediatric sub-specialists, neuro-interventional team, STEMI team, etc)
  • 8 and 9 hour shifts; double & triple physician coverage with additional APP support 7 days/week
  • Admit to St. Mary’s Medical Center, the region’s tertiary referral center with adult and pediatric subspecialties; 330-bed hospital and Level I Adult and Level II Peds Trauma Center
  • Full spectrum of emergency medicine care including pediatrics
  • Opportunity to teach, if interested (FM residents, medical students)
  • Supportive and fun work environment with kind and collaborative consultants
  • Strong nurses with excellent nurse retention and mixture of experience as well as new energy
  • Excellent behavioral health resources including psychiatry consult service in ED, social work, case management, safe rooms, behavioral health techs and nurses
  • Regional sites: Aurora, Virginia, Moose Lake, Sandstone, Deer River, and Superior WI
  • Annual ED volumes of 3.5K-12K patients/year, all level IV trauma, all admit to own hospitals
  • Patients with more complex needs are often transferred to Duluth for admission
  • Scheduling is flexible – all partners work in Duluth, as well as rurally at a subset of our sites – each physician finds a mix of locations that they find fulfilling
  • Commute from Duluth: 10 min – 70 min (aside from Deer River, where only a couple of us work)
  • Virginia & Superior: 12-hour physician shifts, with 12 hours of APP support
  • Aurora, Moose Lake, Sandstone, & Deer River: single coverage, 12-hour or optional 24-hour shifts (no requirement to work 24s)
  • Telemedicine support (stroke, psychiatry, NICU, hospice, cardiology)

Requirements

  • BC/BE Emergency Medicine
  • Excellent team player – must work well with entire ED team, as well as consultants and patients
  • Strong commitment to caring for patients both in Duluth and regionally

FTE

0

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

Provide full-spectrum emergency medical care to adult and pediatric patients at a Level I Trauma Center and regional sites. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including specialists and subspecialists, to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pediatric emergency careTrauma carePatient assessmentClinical collaborationBehavioral health supportConsultationTeachingMedical student supervisionEmergency services management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Emergency Medicine - casual - Duluth, MN at Essentia Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Emergency Medicine — ranked against 1,007 active Emergency Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 134 active listings.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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 Emergency Medicine Jobs

11 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution9 jobs · 4 employers

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$460k-505k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks10 jobs · 4 employers

CME allowance
70%
401k / retirement match
30% this job
Relocation assistance
20%
Sign-on bonus
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.4
Among the best 10% of Emergency Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,007 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Duluth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
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.

BEA 2024 · Duluth, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Essentia Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Duluth, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) with employer contributions
Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Scheduling