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Mayo Clinic
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Supplemental Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency MedicinePer Diem

Compensation

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The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Emergency Medicine Physician for supplemental help. The Emergency Medicine Department includes two state-of-the-art ER’s, one at our main campus in La Crosse and the other located 25 miles east of La Crosse in Sparta.

The La Crosse practice includes physicians and advanced practice providers who collectively manage approximately 24,500 patient visits annually. Physicians work a mix of 10- and 12-hour shifts at the 96-bed La Crosse hospital, which offers 24-hour hospital medicine admitting services.

The Sparta site operates with single-coverage physicians working 12-hour shifts and sees approximately 8,000 visits annually. The Sparta hospital is a 25-bed critical access facility with family medicine admitting services.

Ideal physician should be a team player and enjoy working closely with multi-specialty group members and communicates well with patients and colleagues.

  • 1560 clinical hours per year
  • Annual volume greater than 24,000
  • Comprehensive benefits package and competitive salary guarantee
  • Common EMR/PACS across all Mayo Clinic Health System sites

For Inquiries Please Contact

Maddie Ecklund

Physician Recruiter ecklund.madeline@mayo.edu [ecklund.madeline@mayo.edu]

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights

  • Medical: Multiple plan options.
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations.

Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations.

Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law". Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will manage patient visits at the La Crosse and Sparta emergency departments, working a mix of 10- and 12-hour shifts. They are expected to collaborate effectively with multi-specialty group members and provide high-quality care to patients.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine. Strong communication skills and the ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced clinical environment are required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careTeamworkClinical assessmentMulti-specialty collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Supplemental Emergency Medicine Physician at Mayo Clinic a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Emergency Medicine — ranked against 1,052 active Emergency Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 36 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 89% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

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).

Emergency Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 10% in emergency medicineranked against 1,052 Emergency Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Emergency Medicine listings in Wisconsin24 active1,052 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 89% no call · 44% no weekends36 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWisconsin physician listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $90k) · 23% offer loan repayment386 active listings, Nov 2026
Emergency Medicine hiring demand#1 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 63 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 325 postings, 316 closed
New Emergency Medicine listings494 in the last 30 days438 the 30 days before (+13%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,052 Emergency Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Emergency Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,052 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Mayo Clinic

Hospitals and Health Care
Rochester, Minnesota
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Competitive salary guarantee
Medical, dental, vision coverage
Pre-tax savings accounts
Retirement package

Living in La Crosse

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$272k
Typical market rent
$1,346/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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