Hospitalist Physician
RecruitWell
Duluth, MN, 55801, USA
Duluth, MN, 55801, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Hospitalist Physician
- Inpatient Care
- Internal Medicine
The Hospitalist Physician provides inpatient care in Duluth and Virginia, MN, working within team-based hospital medicine programs at tertiary and community hospitals. The role involves managing patients with a flexible schedule of 7 days on/7 days off, focusing on hospital-based care without procedural duties. Opportunities for teaching, research, and quality initiatives are available, requiring board certification or eligibility in Internal or Family Medicine.
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- Position Type: Permanent
- Specialty: Hospital Medicine
- Locations:
- Duluth, MN (Tertiary Care Center)
- Virginia, MN (Community Hospital)
- Schedule: 7 days on / 7 days off
- Full-Time Definition: 175 shifts per year
- EMR: Epic (system-wide)
- Established 25-year Hospitalist program
- 58 physicians and 17 NP/PAs
- Team-based, collegial culture
- Flexible scheduling
- Opportunities for teaching, research, and quality initiatives
- 350-bed tertiary care hospital
- Level I Trauma Center
- Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center
- Attached 140-bed multispecialty hospital (Essentia Health Duluth)
- Open ICU (no ventilator management required)
- Physician-only teams: 16-18 patients/day
- Shared APP/Physician teams: 24-28 patients/day
- Dedicated day teams, admitters, and nocturnist coverage
- No procedures required
- Inpatient teaching service for Family Medicine residents
- Strong subspecialty support
- 30-bed hospital
- Level IV Trauma Center
- Certified Stroke Ready facility
- Hospitalist-run ICU
- Day: 1 Physician + 1 APP
- Night: Dedicated physician nocturnist
- Average team census: 14-28 patients, including admissions
- Ventilator management required for 24-48 hours
- Critical Care consults readily available
- Subspecialty consults via phone or telehealth
- General Surgery
- ENT
- Orthopedics
- OB/GYN
- Full lab and imaging (CT, MRI)
- Typical 7-on / 7-off schedule year-round
- Flexible block scheduling
- Balanced mix of rounding, admissions, and consults
- Board Certified / Board Eligible - Internal MedicineOR
- Board Certified / Board Eligible - Family Medicine
- Strong interest and experience in hospital-based care required
- Mentorship opportunities available
- No procedures required at either location
- Duluth, MN:
- Population: 90,000
- Regional service area: 490,000
- Virginia, MN:
- Population: 9,400
- Located 60 miles north of Duluth
- Open communication
- Sense of urgency
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Driven to win
- Higher consciousness




