Physician - Nocturnist Orthopedic Surgery - Duluth, MN
Updated 9/21/26
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Physician
Nocturnist
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Duluth, Minnesota is a stunning lakeside city situated at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, offering breathtaking natural scenery and world-class outdoor recreation opportunities year-round. With a vibrant arts scene, excellent dining, and a welcoming community of over 86,000 residents, Duluth provides an exceptional quality of life that truly embodies the phrase "work where other people play."
Location:
Duluth, MNDuluth, Minnesota is a stunning lakeside city situated at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, offering breathtaking natural scenery and world-class outdoor recreation opportunities year-round. With a vibrant arts scene, excellent dining, and a welcoming community of over 86,000 residents, Duluth provides an exceptional quality of life that truly embodies the phrase "work where other people play."
Facility:
This 330-bed tertiary care Level I Trauma Center features a 24-bed emergency department with helicopter support and includes a children's hospital within its walls. Ranked among America's Top 100 Hospitals and Fracture Care Programs, the facility serves a regional population of approximately 500,000 and is certified as HIMSS EMRAM Level 7 for both Inpatient and Ambulatory facilities, with a dedicated EPIC EMR system.Opportunity:
Board Certified/Board Eligible - Orthopedic SurgeryJob Details:
- Cover orthopedic evening and night call from 4 PM to 7 AM at a Level I Trauma Center
- Approximately 180 weekday and weekend shifts per year with flexible scheduling options including two weeks on/two weeks off, one week on/one week off, or other agreed upon coverage models
- Supported by four fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeons with dedicated day and evening trauma rooms available 7 days per week
- Supported by 14 subspecialty-trained orthopedic surgeons covering oncology, hand, foot and ankle, shoulder, adult reconstruction, and pediatric orthopedic surgery
- APP group available 24/7 to support call coverage and handle in-house and outside patient calls
- No spine coverage required - spine calls are managed by neurosurgery
- No office or clinic responsibilities
- No hospital rounding required
- No requirement to respond to hospital codes
- Call can be taken from home
- Expected to see orthopedic admissions and high-energy trauma patients at the discretion of the general surgery trauma team who are in-house 24/7
- Hip fractures are admitted and managed by the hospitalist team
- Anticipated case volume of 0-2 cases per shift
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Orthopedics required
Compensation:
Employed salary with benefits.By applying you agree to our Terms of Service