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Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine - Detroit Lakes, MN

Family MedicineIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$1 - $1M

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Building Location

St Marys - Detroit Lakes Clinic

Department: 3201800 FAMILY PRACTICE - DL CLIN

Job Description

Education Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

Personalize your own practice setting! Our Detroit Lakes campus is seeking a Family Medicine Physician to join our team in providing exceptional healthcare to an ever-growing community and region. With strong community involvement and a solid sense of teamwork, become a big part of this growing practice setting.

Great teamwork, an enhanced newer clinic setting and being early adopters for quality initiatives provides interested candidates with an ideal practice. Choose the FTE you desire, focus areas, etc. and make your practice your own!

Practice Specifics

Open to a variety of FTE opportunities (example of full-time, 1.0 FTE opportunity = 36 patient contact hours or 32 patient contact hours, if doing OB)

  • Hours: Monday-Friday between 8a-5p
  • Based in Detroit Lakes, MN with potential outreach to Lake Park, Pelican Rapids, Frazee or Mahnomen Clinics
  • Procedures and OB services welcome but not required (20-25 deliveries a year for FM); C-sections are performed by OB/GYN or General Surgery
  • Average Clinic Patients per day 14-18, can be limited based on patient type

Call is approximately 1:8 weekends (2-4 weekdays a month and 1 weekend every 8 weeks; hospitalist service in place).

Onsite Services Include: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN & Nurse Midwifery, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, General Surgery/Wound Care, Diabetes Education, Dietitian, Infusion Center, Path/Lab, Radiology/Imaging, Therapy Services, Geriatrics/Eldercare, Dermatology, Optometry, Podiatry, Orthopedic Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Urgent Care

Outreach Services Include: Audiology, Oncology, ENT, Cardiology, Nephrology, Urology, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine

Starting & retention incentives available to assist with loan repayment.

Requirements

BC/BE in Family Medicine

LOCATION: Centrally located in the heart of the Lakes Area

  • 1 hour from Fargo and 3 hours from the Twin Cities
  • Safe neighborhoods, low unemployment, great school systems and an abundance of outdoor activities make this an ideal location.
  • Detroit Lakes population: 8,100
  • NHSC Loan Repayment Qualifying Site
  • To find out more, visit visitdetroitlakes.com

Compensation

$337,224. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

For Further Information, Contact

  • Eric Bain, Physician Recruiter
  • Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org
  • Cell: 218-393-9518

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 exceptional family medicine healthcare to the Detroit Lakes community and surrounding regions. Manage a patient panel with an average of 14-18 clinic patients per day and participate in a call rotation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careObstetricsClinical proceduresHealthcare delivery

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Minnesota, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$314k (76 salary observations; 231 listings), vs ~$269k nationally (1,409 salary observations; 7,128 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 153 active listings.

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 25% in family medicineranked against 2,625 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$337kFamily Medicine median $320k (middle half $311k–$333k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Minnesota vs national$314k median in Minnesota$269k nationally (+17%)76 state / 1,409 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$342k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Minnesota104 active2,634 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 56% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentMinnesota physician listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus · 24% offer loan repayment610 active listings, Nov 2026
Family Medicine hiring demand#10 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed
New Family Medicine listings2,295 in the last 30 days1,351 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Family Medicine pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Essentia Healthsilver tier, 73/100Top Employers work-life index153 active listings
Implied production pay~$427k$50/wRVU × 8,530 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,625 Family Medicine 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 - Family Medicine - Detroit Lakes, MN at Essentia Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,625 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

43 jobs · 37 employers
401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
51%
Relocation assistance
42%
Loan repayment
40% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,625 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call
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About Essentia Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) with employer match
Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Scheduling

Living in Detroit Lakes

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$381k≈ 1.1× annual pay
Median resident rent
$954/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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