Primary Care Physician - MN - Fargo

Seeking a BE/BC Internal Medicine Physician to join outpatient team in the beautiful lakes country of west-central Minnesota. Join an established, highly collaborative primary care team of 8 internist MD's, 3 family medicine MDs and 4 advanced practice providers at our multi-specialty clinic.

• 100% outpatient work, without inpatient consults (IM hospitalist coverage 24/7)
• Monday
  - Friday with phone on-call only & during business hours
• Limited nursing home coverage
• Work a 4-5 day workweek with flexible patient scheduling and autonomous work environment
• Weekly journal club & monthly interdisciplinary case conferences for CME's on site
• Opportunity to teach medical students, medical residents, and advanced practice provider students as desired
• Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training available, and can be utilized in clinic
• Practice is independent and operated by a physician board of directors

Compensation and benefits

• Guaranteed salary for the first 2 contract years of employment with opportunity for additional compensation based on production
• 6 weeks paid time off while on guarantee
• Insurance coverage: health, dental, life, disability insurance (long and short term) and full malpractice
• Annual employer contribution of a generous 10% of wages toward retirement (100% vested after one year without employee contribution requirements)
• Retirement plan includes: 401K, profit sharing and cash balance plan
• Two year partnership track into Medical Group which allows for additional retirement savings opportunities
• Very generous sign-on bonus and relocation stipend
• CME reimbursement, professional dues and memberships

• Minnesota has been consistently rated one of the best states in the country to practice medicine.
• Top 100 rural & community healthcare system for seven consecutive years & has been listed on Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospital in 2022
• In-house specialty support:
  Allergy/Asthma, Otolaryngology, Cardiology, Dermatology, OB/GYN, Optometry, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Anesthesia, Audiology, General Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Oncology
• Our healthcare system is an independent system and locally owned and operated
• Our medical group is independent and operated by a physician lead board of directors

The city is an area known for excellent private and public school systems community college, local wineries & breweries, low cost of living, nearby zoo’s, big box retail (Home Depot, Applebee’s, Caribou Coffee, Shopko, Walmart, and more), movie theater, bowling alley, event center, nearby resorts & casino’s, health spas, YMCA, fishing, cross country skiing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, & biking.

• 8-golf courses within a 30-mile radius of city
• Number 1 county in the United States with most lakes, with 1,100 lakes in Ottertail County
• Central lakes biking/walking trail begins in Fergus Falls and is a 55 mile, paved trail that goes to central MN
• North Country Scenic Trail runs through the town (beginning in Vermont & runs through central ND)
• Within city limits, there are 5 lakes & 17 park & recreational areas
• Easy access to Fargo, ND (1 hour drive); and Minneapolis/St. Paul (2 ½ hour drive)
• Children’s museum & indoor playground
• Enjoy a safe, low crime community of 14,000 residents