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Essentia Health
Fargo, North Dakota

PHYSICIAN - Hospitalist (Admitter)

Hospital MedicineIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$178.97/Hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Building Location: 32nd Avenue Building Department: 3001730 HOSPITALIST SERVICES - 32ND CLIN Job Description: Education Qualifications: Hospitalist (Admitting Service) Fargo, ND PRACTICE SPECIFICS Our Ideal Candidate: An adaptable, collaborative, team-player, looking to spend time with patients and provide top quality care.

Team Composition: Strong, collegial team atmosphere with 20 full-time hospitalists and NP support. Hospital Information: 140 Beds; Closed ICU; 2 Admitting Services scheduled per day, 7 days per week Responsibilities: Emergency Department admissions, consults and direct admissions.

Additional responsibilities include working with our One Call/Hospital Supervisor team taking transfers from outlying facilities. No procedures required.

Work Schedule

12 hour shifts – 24 weeks per year, flexible scheduling Support: Specialty and 24/7 intensivist support REQUIREMENTS BC/BE Internal Medicine BC/BE Family Medicine with a minimum of 1 year Hospitalist experience or completion of a Hospitalist fellowship.

LOCATION Geography: Centrally located on the border of North Dakota & Minnesota. Proximity: 3.5 hours west of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Community: Fargo-Moorhead population over 200,000, offering a high quality of life with affordable living, excellent schools, and diverse recreational opportunities. Service Area: Regional service area includes 25 clinics and 5 hospitals.

COMPENSATION $178.97/Hr. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

HOW TO APPLY Apply on this page.

Or contact: Eric Bain, Senior Physician Recruiter Cell: 218-393-9518 Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org Licensure/Certification Qualifications: FTE: 1 Possible Remote/Hybrid Option: Shift Rotation: Day 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.

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Essentia Health seeks employees who embrace our commitment to patient- and family-centered care in communities both large and small. We're looking for people who are committed to making patients and their families feel known and understood. People who understand what it means to be Here with you.

People who are willing to use their strengths to help others. Our Values Quality | Hospitality | Respect | Joy | Justice | Stewardship | Teamwork Essentia Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Essentia Health does not discriminate in employment because of age, color, creed, culture, disability (physical or mental), ethnicity, familial status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, language, local Human Rights Commission activity, national origin, military service, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or public assistance status.

Job offers are contingent upon successful completion of post-offer screenings.

Screenings includes verification of your legal right to work in the United States, a health screening and immunization review, verification of applicable licensure, certifications, education, and experience, and background checks including criminal, urine drug screen and MVR where required.

Key Responsibilities

Manage Emergency Department admissions, consults, and direct admissions. Coordinate with the One Call/Hospital Supervisor team to handle transfers from outlying facilities.

Requirements

Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Family Medicine candidates require at least one year of Hospitalist experience or completion of a fellowship.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient CareCollaboration

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 49 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 156 active listings.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Hospitalist (Admitter) at Essentia Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,196 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 11 employers

4
<$300k
17
$300k-350k
6
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
12%
Loan repayment
8%
CME allowance
8%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 80% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,196 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Fargo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k
Typical market rent
$1,079/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.9
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Fargo, ND-MN 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, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
401(k) with employer contributions
Flexible scheduling
Generous time off
Wellness resources
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development