Physician - ER (per diem)
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
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- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
- ability). Based on department need, must be available to work holidays, weekends and off-shifts. POSITION SUMMARY Sauk Prairie Healthcare is a 36-bed, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) acute care hospital and two surgical specialty practices as well as four primary care clinics in Mazomanie, Plain, Spring Green and Lodi. Our Emergency Department is a Level III Trauma Center with 10 bays. We provide care for more than 40,000 people in our service area. POSITION TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Examine, diagnose, treat and, when appropriate, refer to other qualified physicians, patients presenting to emergency department. Assist medical staff with calls involving life threatening emergency situations occurring on site. Supervise/collaborate with advanced practice clinicians. POSITION REQUIREMENTS EDUCATION Required: MD Preferred: Board certification in Emergency Medicine EXPERIENCE Required: Experience working in an Emergency Department/Urgent Care setting. Preferred: Emergency Medicine trained. LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS Required: State of Wisconsin license as a Physician and Drug Enrollment Agency (DEA) Registration. Preferred: None CERTIFICATION(S): Required: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification required. Preferred: None BENEFIT SUMMARY Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match Discounted membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility IND #100 When you choose a career at Sauk Prairie Healthcare, you will enjoy a respectful, collaborative work environment where patient safety and quality are our highest priorities. Whether you’re seeking a job in nursing, medical imaging or another clinical field, or looking to bring your experience and excellent work ethic to one of the many non-clinical roles on our team, you’ll feel like You Belong Here. Not finding the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by clicking Get Started below or create an account by clicking 'Sign In' at the top of the page to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!
Key Responsibilities
Examine, diagnose, and treat patients presenting to the emergency department. Supervise advanced practice clinicians and assist medical staff with life-threatening emergency situations.
Requirements
Requires an MD, a Wisconsin physician license, DEA registration, and certifications in ACLS, PALS, and ATLS. Experience in an Emergency Department or Urgent Care setting is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - ER (per diem) at Sauk Prairie Healthcare a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Emergency Medicine — ranked against 698 active Emergency Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Wisconsin, the Emergency Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$334k (11 salary observations; 31 listings), vs ~$314k nationally (580 salary observations; 1,650 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 45 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 78% have no call, 49% require no weekends.
Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
Top 25% in Emergency Medicine
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Prairie du Sac
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $420k
- Median resident rent
- $1,370/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.