Physician Nocturnist - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Location : Duluth, MN

Located at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, Duluth offers the opportunity to work where others play. With a population of 86,000 and surrounding communities bringing it to 120,000+, this city is situated 150 miles north of Minneapolis / St. Paul and provides an ideal blend of natural beauty and urban amenities.

Facility :

This healthcare system features a 330-bed tertiary care hospital that serves as a Level I Trauma Center with a 24-bed emergency department and helicopter support. The facility has been ranked among America's Top 100 Hospitals and Fracture Care Programs, has a dedicated EMR / EPIC system, and is certified as HIMSS EMRAM Level 7 for both Inpatient and Ambulatory facilities. It serves an area of approximately 500,000 people and includes a children's hospital within the medical center.

Opportunity :

Board Certified / Board Eligible - Orthopedics

Job Details :

• Orthopedic Nocturnist position covering evening / night call from 4 PM to 7 AM at a level 1 trauma center
• Approximately 180 weekday and weekend shifts / year with flexible scheduling options
• Schedule possibilities include two weeks on / two weeks off, one week on / one week off, or other agreed upon models
• Supported by four fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeons with 7 days / week coverage and dedicated trauma rooms
• Additional support from 14 subspecialty trained orthopedic surgeons (oncology, hand, foot / ankle, shoulder, adult reconstruction, pediatric)
• Call is supported by APP group who take call 24 / 7 and answer in-house and outside patient calls
• No Spine call responsibilities (covered by neurosurgery)
• No office / clinic responsibility, hospital rounding, or requirement to respond to hospital codes
• Call can be taken from home
• Expectation to see orthopedic admissions and high energy trauma patients per discretion of in-house general surgery trauma team
• Hip fractures admitted by hospitalist team
• Anticipated case volume of 0-2 cases per shift

Compensation :

Competitive hourly rates with weekly pay and malpractice included.