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Valley City, North Dakota

PHYSICIAN - Internal Medicine - Valley City, ND

Internal Medicine 8.3 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Compensation Range: $1.00 - $1,000,000.00

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Building Location

Valley City Clinic

Department

3371800 FAMILY PRACTICE - VC

Job Description

Education Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

  • PHYSICIAN – Internal Medicine
  • Valley City, ND

We are seeking an Internal Medicine Physician to join our team in Valley City, ND. This individual will collaborate with another 1-2 Family Medicine physicians and 2-3 Nurse Practitioners to complete this hardworking patient centered care team. This position offers a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a challenging but rewarding role that includes caring for a wide variety of patients.

Practice Specifics

  • 1.0 FTE, full-time opportunity (36 patient contact hours/week)
  • Hours: Monday-Friday from 8a-12p; 1p-5p
  • Average Clinic Patients per day: 16-20

Call Coverage: limited to phone call (nursing home questions and after-hours critical lab call backs); 1:4 rotation with other local providers

Electronic Medical Record: Epic

On-site Services include: Physical Therapy, Diabetes Educator, Weight Loss (Non-Surgical), Path/Lab and Radiology/Imaging Services, ultrasound, mammogram

Outreach Services include: Mental/Behavioral Health, Podiatry, Orthopedic Medicine, General Surgery, and OB/GYN

Inpatient Rounding: Optional; local hospital is CHI Mercy Hospital and located within a ½ mile from clinic, nursing home rounds included.

Requirements

BC/BE Internal Medicine

Location

  • Valley City, North Dakota is located 60 miles west of the Fargo-Moorhead metro area
  • Population of 6,500
  • Top-rated school system, four-year college and excellent parks & recreation.
  • Affordable housing and all-around quality of life makes this town an ideal place to live and raise a family.
  • For more information, visit http://www.hellovalley.com/

Compensation

$361,174. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

For further information, contact

  • Eric Bain, Physician Recruiter
  • Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org
  • Cell: 218-393-9518

FTE

1

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

The physician will provide internal medicine care to patients in a clinic setting, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of family medicine physicians and nurse practitioners. Responsibilities include managing patient care, participating in a call rotation, and optional inpatient rounding at the local hospital.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical practiceDiabetes educationMental health

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Internal Medicine - Valley City, ND at Essentia Health a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,058 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Essentia Health ranks #2 of 18 employers hiring Internist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 182 active listings.

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 10,160 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $53 per wRVU — implying roughly $538k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
76%
Sign-on bonus
70% this job
Relocation assistance
57%
Loan repayment
39%

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Work-life snapshot

8.3/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Internal Medicine

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Valley City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$256k
Typical market rent
$845/mo
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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

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Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) with employer contributions
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible scheduling