PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine - Detroit Lakes, MN
Listed compensation
$1 - $1M
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting and time off.
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
Key Skills
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · top 25% in family medicine | ranked against 2,625 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $337k | Family 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 power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Minnesota | 104 active | 2,634 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 56% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Minnesota 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 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed |
| New Family Medicine listings | 2,295 in the last 30 days | 1,351 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 Health | silver tier, 73/100 | Top Employers work-life index153 active listings |
| Implied production pay | ~$427k | $50/wRVU × 8,530 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
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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