PHYSICIAN - Hospitalist (Daytime Rounder) - Fargo, ND
Listed compensation
Compensation Range: $1.00–$1000K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Building Location
32nd Avenue Building
Department: 3001730 HOSPITALIST SERVICES - 32ND CLIN
Job Description
Education Qualifications:
Licensure/Certification Qualifications
- Hospitalist Opportunity (Days)
- Fargo, ND
Practice Specifics
Our Ideal Candidate: An adaptable, collaborative, team-player, looking to spend time with patients and provide top quality care.
- Team Composition: Strong, collegial team atmosphere with 20+ full-time hospitalists and NP support.
- Hospital Information: 140 Beds, Closed ICU
- Patient Load: Manage an average of 14-17 patients per hospitalist.
- Procedures: No procedures required.
- Support: Access specialty and 24/7 intensivist support.
- Shift: Daytime Hospitalist
Scheduling: 7/7 on & off. Flexible shifts and scheduling options.
Requirements
BC/BE Internal Medicine
BC/BE Family Medicine with a minimum of 1 year Hospitalist experience, or completion of a Hospitalist Fellowship
LOCATION: Geography: Centrally located on the border of North Dakota & Minnesota.
Proximity: 3.5 hours west of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Community: Fargo-Moorhead population over 200,000, offering a high quality of life with affordable living, excellent schools, and diverse recreational opportunities.
Service Area: Regional service area includes 25 clinics and 5 hospitals.
Compensation
$178.97 Per Hour. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.
How to Apply
Online: Apply here (on this page)!
Or Contact
- Eric Bain, Senior Physician Recruiter
- Cell: 218-393-9518
- Email: Eric.Bain@EssentiaHealth.org
FTE
1
Possible Remote/Hybrid Option
Shift Rotation
Day 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
The hospitalist will manage an average of 14-17 patients per shift and provide high-quality care within a collaborative team environment. Responsibilities include daily rounding and coordinating with specialty and intensivist support teams.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 30 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 63% have no call, 27% require no weekends.
Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 147 active listings.
Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICIAN - Hospitalist (Daytime Rounder) - Fargo, ND at Essentia Health a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,193 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,193 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- Includes weekends
Living in Fargo
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $295k
- Typical market rent
- $1,079/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 90.9
- State income tax
- Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Fargo, ND-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.