PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine & Hospitalist (0.6 - 1.0 FTE) - Grand Rapids, MN

The Essentia Primary Care Physician works as a leader of a Care Team.  Utilizing Essentia Care Processes, the physician works collaboratively with other health care team members to achieve patient care objectives and to provide continuity of care for patients and families.

• We are building a team of 4 MD’s and 4 Nurse Practitioners to inhabit a new, 24 exam room, state-of-the-art facility.

• Our Grand Rapids team works in close collaboration with existing Deer River team (20 minutes away).

• Physician led practice

• Call = Hospitalist Call:  Approximately, 1 week, every 6 weeks.  Hospitalists serve as backup after ER docs.

• Clinic work in Grand Rapids.  Hospitalist work done at Essentia Health, Deer River Hospital; a modern, 20 bed, Critical Access Hospital with 24/7 ER physician coverage and Nurse Triage.

• Hospitalist Coverage:  3-4 day stretch, every 6 weeks – done in Deer River.

• Additional opportunities include; colposcopies, endoscopies, stress tests and EGD’s.

• EPIC electronic medical record

• Flexible, 0.6 – 1.0 FTE

• The City of Grand Rapids, on the banks of the Mississippi River, is located approximately 80 miles northwest of Duluth and 175 miles north of the Minneapolis/St. Paul. 

• Grand Rapids Population = 11,000. Service Area Population =  45,000 (approx.)

• Grand Rapids is in the heart of Minnesota’s beautiful resort and recreation area. With abundant park and recreation facilities, Itasca County hosts thousands of tourists each year. Grand Rapids enjoys a reputation as one of the top cities in per capita retail sales in the state of Minnesota.

• Over 1,000 lakes in this county!