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Centra Care
Melrose, Minnesota

Family Medicine Physician – Full-Spectrum – Melrose, MN

Family MedicineIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$260k-$500k

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Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Includes weekends
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Job description

Customizable scope | Full-spectrum rural practice | Four-day work week

This position is eligible for hiring incentives to include sign-on bonus and
relocation assistance.

Summary

Join CentraCare in Melrose, Minnesota, and practice full-spectrum Family
Medicine with OB in a supportive, team-based rural setting. This role offers a
four-day work week, modern facilities, and the flexibility to customize your
practice across clinic, OB, and emergency care while maintaining a sustainable
call schedule. Physicians enjoy the autonomy to shape their scope of practice
within a close-knit, family-friendly community that values high-quality care and
work-life balance.

Schedule

* Full-time | 1.0 FTE | Onsite at CentraCare- Melrose 

* Four-day work week with flexibility to customize your clinical mix

* Typically three days in clinic and one day in the Level IV Emergency
Department

* Additional ED shifts available for those interested; fewer ED shifts
available based on provider preference

* Call

* Weekday call approximately 1:4, providing backup coverage to APP overnight
care

* Weekend call includes primary hospitalist responsibilities such as
admissions and rounding

Pay and Benefits

* Salary range: $260,000 - $500,000 per year

* Pay may be determined by factors such as education, experience, skills,
knowledge, location, and internal equity

* Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in
a prorated offer rate

* May be eligible for additional pay through bonuses, quality incentives, or
production-based compensation.

* Benefits: Medical, dental, time off, retirement, employee discounts and more!

Qualifications

Required

* BE/BC in Family Medicine

* Eligibility for Minnesota medical licensure

Our Location - Melrose

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 – Melrose
offers high-quality, convenient care close to home to a service area of nearly
20,000. The campus features a Level IV trauma center and critical access
hospital, a family medicine clinic, 12 private patient rooms, 14 universal
outpatient rooms, 2 labor and delivery suites, 2 operating suites, a separate
emergency entrance with 2 trauma bays and drive-thru ambulance garage, and
advanced imaging including MRI and 3D mammography. Adjacent to the medical
campus are a 75-bed long-term care facility and a 60-unit assisted living
building. Outpatient services include chemotherapy, IV infusions,
rehabilitation, transitional care, diabetes education, integrated behavioral
health, complemented by visiting specialists and tele-stroke/STEMI collaboration
with St. Cloud Hospital. The Melrose community is known for its lakes, parks,
and forests, strong schools, vibrant small businesses, cultural offerings like
community theater, and convenient access to St. Cloud, Alexandria, and
Minneapolis/St. Paul via I-94.

CentraCare – Melrose https://www. centracare. com/locations/profile/melrose-clinic
[https://www. centracare. com/locations/profile/melrose-clinic] 

About CentraCare https://www. centracare. com/about-us/
[https://www. centracare. com/about-us/]

Melrose, Minnesota https://jobs. centracare. com/us/en/melrose
[https://jobs. centracare. com/us/en/melrose]

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

The physician will provide full-spectrum family medicine care including obstetrics and emergency department coverage in a rural clinical setting. Responsibilities also include participating in a call schedule that involves backup coverage and primary hospitalist duties.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Emergency MedicineClinical CarePatient RoundingTrauma CareTeam-based Care

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

In Minnesota, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$336k (161 salary observations; 212 listings), vs ~$266k nationally (2,702 salary observations; 5,821 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Centra Care ranks #1 of 21 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,530 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $427k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 40 employers

15
<$320k
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$320k-345k
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5
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4
$395k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks45 jobs · 40 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
56% this job
Relocation assistance
51% this job
Loan repayment
33%

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Work-life snapshot

4.2/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About Centra Care

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Cloud, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Time Off
Retirement
Employee Discounts
Sign-On Bonus
Relocation Assistance