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PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine - Wahpeton, ND

Essentia Health

Wahpeton, ND · HybridFull-time$345K/yrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$345K/yr
Location
Wahpeton, NDHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

BC/BE In Family Medicine

Job overview

Essentia Health is hiring a PHYSICIAN - Family Medicine - Wahpeton, ND. Essentia Health seeks a Family Medicine physician for its outpatient‑only Wahpeton Clinic, joining a highly engaged primary‑care team of two MDs and five advanced practice practitioners, with mentorship, leadership opportunities, and collaboration with on‑site optometry, chiropractic, behavioral health, and general surgery services.

Key focus areas include Outpatient practice – no inpatient/hospitalist coverage required, Provide primary care within a team of MDs and advanced practice practitioners, and Mentor and potentially assume medical director leadership.

Successful candidates bring BC/BE In Family Medicine.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Qualifications

BC/BE in Family Medicine

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Building Location:

Wahpeton Clinic

Department:

3261800 FAMILY PRACTICE - WHP

Job Description:

Education Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification Qualifications:

Family Medicine - Outpatient Only

Wahpeton, ND

PRACTICE SPECIFICS

  • Outpatient practice - no inpatient/hospitalist coverage required

  • Highly engaged Primary Care team currently consisting of 2 MD’s and 5 advanced practice practitioners supporting Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics.

  • Great mentorship available

  • Terrific opportunity to work with local sports teams

  • Leadership/Medical Director opportunity

  • Optometry, Chiropractic, Behavioral Health, and General Surgery also on site

  • Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Center within clinic

  • Work schedule: 36 patient contact hours a week

  • Clinic patients average 16-18/day

  • Additional outreach opportunities available

REQUIREMENTS

  • BC/BE in Family Medicine

LOCATION

  • Wahpeton, ND is located at the head of the Red River of the North

  • Located 50 miles south of Fargo, ND

  • Wahpeton/Breckenridge population 15,000

COMPENSATION

  • $345,449. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, quality incentives or production-based compensation.

HOW TO APPLY

​Eric Bain, Senior Physician Recruiter

Email: [email protected]

Cell: 218-393-9518

FTE:

1

Possible Remote/Hybrid Option:

Shift Rotation:

Day/Eve/Night Rotation (United States of America)

Shift Start Time:

Shift End Time:

Weekends:

Holidays:

No

Call Obligation:

No

Union:

Compensation Range:

$1.00 - $1,000,000.00

Employee Benefits at Essentia Health:At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary. For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.

It is our policy to afford EEO to all individuals, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, military service or veteran status, culture, socio-economic status, status with regard to public assistance, and other factors not related to qualifications, including employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other category as defined by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 452 open Family Medicine Physician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$345K/yr
  • US median$260–317K/yr241 salary ranges

This rate, $345K, is 17% above the US median midpoint ($296K) — in the top quarter of Family Medicine Physician salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 452 open Family Medicine Physician jobs across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Family Medicine Physician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (33 postings).
Education
223 of the 452 open Family Medicine Physician jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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