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Bagley, Minnesota

Physician - Family Medicine - Bagley

Family MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$350k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 32m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

  • Visas Accepted
  • N/A
  • Specialty
  • Family Medicine

Practice Details

Sanford Health is seeking a BE/BC Family Medicine Physician to join our team in Bagley, Minnesota.

  • Join a team of two physicians and three APPs
  • Traditional practice (outpatient and inpatient)
  • Call is 1:3 - hospital inpatients (mainly phone calls)
  • Clinic is nearby to Sanford Bagley Medical Center, a 25 bed critical access hospital
  • Average hospital inpatient census - 6
  • Annual ER volume - 3,200
  • Remote support - social worker, IHT and RN case manager
  • On-site services include: -EKG, X-ray, CT, PT/OT, cardiac rehab, chiropractic, laboratory, stress tests, eye service, IV infusion, psych
  • Outreach from Bemidji - sleep, bariatrics, dermatology, mobile mamo, MRI, OB

Community Description

Bagley, Minnesota is a charming community 28 miles west of Bemidji. It provides a small-town flavor and friendliness while at the same time providing many cultural options not always thought of for northern Minnesota. Bagley is at the center of several natural attractions including beautiful Lake Lomond located within the city limits. Itasca State Park and the headwaters of the Mississippi River are just 25 miles south of Bagley. Visitors can revel in the acres of forests and the numerous lakes surrounding the city. From state parks to sporting events, you will find an activity that meets your needs, including trails for hiking and biking, skiing, snowmobiling, canoeing, golf, fishing and hunting. In Bagley you can enjoy the qualities of a small-town environment while having access to greater cultural, shopping and recreational amenities nearby

Job Description

Family Medicine Core Privileges includes the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to patients of all ages with a wide variety of illness, diseases, injuries, mental health conditions and functional disorders of circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, hematopoietic, gastroenteric, integumentary, nervous, female reproductive, and genitourinary systems. This includes the pre-operative care of surgical patients and post-operative medical care of surgical patients and return to work issues.

Qualifications

M. D. or D. O. degree.

Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested: An applicant who has just completed residency shall provide their residency procedure log and a list of completed rotations, as applicable.

OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the last 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.

Applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of Family Medicine by providing case log that includes 25 vaginal deliveries, 50 adult medical patients, and 10 inpatient care of children under the age of 18 (excluding normal newborn), as applicable to privileges being requested, in the last 12 months.

Successful completion of a Family Medicine residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or he Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.

Training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above, may be considered via the waiver of eligibility process as defined in the Credentialing Policy.

Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/ subspecialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), as applicable.

Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity’s policy for grandfather exceptions)

Compensation

  • Compensation floor of $350,000 for the first two years of the employment contract, plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.
  • In addition, a $100,000 retention incentive to be paid if you remain a 1.0 FTE for 3 years (this will be subject to a contractual agreement specifying all details)

Recruiter Information

Celia Beck, Senior Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (218) 333-5056 or Email: celia.beck@sanfordhealth.org

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide comprehensive medical care to patients of all ages in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Responsibilities include diagnosing and treating a wide variety of illnesses and injuries while participating in a 1:3 call rotation.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Outpatient careClinical examinationDiagnosisTreatment planningPatient consultationEmergency room supportMedical documentationPediatric careAdult medical care

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Sanford Health ranks #4 of 15 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Minnesota, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$325k (72 salary observations; 244 listings), vs ~$264k nationally (1,229 salary observations; 6,074 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 60% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.0% 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.

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Salary Distribution49 jobs · 33 employers

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$315k-355k
8
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2
$395k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
98%
Sign-on bonus
68%
CME allowance
68%
Relocation assistance
50%
Loan repayment
41%

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Work-life snapshot

4.2/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call

Living in Bagley

Median resident rent
$750/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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