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Duluth, Minnesota

PHYSICIAN - Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Inpatient - Duluth, MN

PsychiatryNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$1 - $1M

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Building Location

Building D - Miller Dwan Medical Center - EH Duluth

Department: 2901200 PSYCHIATRY - EH DC

Job Description

Education Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

  • Psychiatry – Child & Adolescent Inpatient
  • Duluth, MN

About the Position

  • Our ideal candidate would be a strong team player, desiring 1.0 FTE
  • Opportunity to work 14 on / 14 -- off in a Child/Adolescent inpatient unit
  • No outpatient clinic required

About Our Behavioral Health Team

Join a group of 9 adult and 4 child and adolescent psychiatrists as part of a comprehensive behavioral health program

  • Position is a full time, hospitalist model child psychiatry inpatient unit
  • Average caseload is 12 children, ages 6-18 years
  • Comprehensive inpatient team including family therapists, social workers, chemical dependency counselors, behavioral health techs with robust programming
  • Overnight call averages 1 in 8 days

Access to immediate hospital medical services such as pediatric hospitalist consultation, full lab and imaging services in house

Our Amberwing facility provides Partial Hospitalization Programming, state-of-the art, mental health and substance abuse services for children, adolescents, and their families. In addition, there is On Site Pediatric Occupational Therapy and a Birth to Kindergarten Program.

NACHRI designated children’s hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center, part of the Duluth medical campus

The Behavioral Health Department provides a spectrum of care for children and adults, including inpatient psychiatric care, consult-liaison and emergency psychiatry, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization services, and an outpatient behavioral health clinic.

Essentia Health Duluth hospital-Child/Adolescent inpatient unit has 16 beds; Adult in-patient unit has 37 beds.

Requirements

BC/BE Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Location: Duluth, MN – Population approximately 90,000 with surrounding areas 200,000+

  • 2 ½ hour drive to the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area
  • Regional service area 460,000

Compensation

$353,000. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

For Information, Contact

  • Carri Prudhomme
  • Senior Physician & Advanced Practice Recruiter
  • Essentia Health
  • 218-786-3907
  • Carri.Prudhomme@essentiahealth.org

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

Provide inpatient psychiatric care for children and adolescents within a hospitalist model. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including therapists, social workers, and counselors to deliver comprehensive behavioral health services.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient carePsychiatric evaluationTeam collaborationCrisis interventionConsult-liaison psychiatrySubstance abuse treatmentClinical documentation

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 64% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 154 active listings.

What does the Psychiatry market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · above average in psychiatryranked against 1,855 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$353kPsychiatry median $350k (middle half $327k–$373k)26 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$358k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Minnesota45 active1,863 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 64% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusMinnesota physician listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus · 24% offer loan repayment610 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry hiring demand#27 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,316 in the last 30 days923 the 30 days before (+43%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Essentia Healthsilver tier, 73/100Top Employers work-life index154 active listings
Implied production pay~$722k$62/wRVU × 11,644 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,855 Psychiatry listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Inpatient - Duluth, MN at Essentia Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,855 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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8
<$360k
5
$360k-400k
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$400k-440k
11
$440k-480k
3
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
90% this job
CME allowance
30%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Psychiatrist - Adult

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#2

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$320k-$500k
#3

Outpatient Psychiatrist

$500k
#4

Child Psychiatrist-Outpatient Practice (MD or DO)

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,855 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
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About Essentia Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) plan with employer contributions
Training and tuition reimbursement
Flexible scheduling
Generous time off
Wellness resources

Living in Duluth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$306k≈ 0.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,434/mo≈ 5% of gross pay
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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.