About The Position

CentraCare is hiring a casual Emergency Medicine Float Physician to provide emergency medicine care across Western Minnesota, with varying shifts in Long Prairie, Melrose, Paynesville, and Sauk Centre. Shifts are 12 or 16 hours, and patient volumes average approximately 12–18 patients per 24 hours. Admissions are handled through CentraCare’s tele-hospital group, and transfers within CentraCare are coordinated through the transfer center in St. Cloud. A local physician taking hospital call from home covers pediatric admissions, obstetrics, and related needs and is available for questions. The hourly rate is $269. CentraCare is a not-for-profit health system and a major provider of rural care, serving Central, West Central, and Southwestern Minnesota. It provides care across more than 40 medical and surgical specialties and has a collaborative physician–administration leadership model. CentraCare’s Long Prairie, Melrose, and Sauk Centre locations are Level IV trauma centers and critical access hospitals with family medicine clinics, advanced imaging, and comprehensive outpatient services. The organization encourages applications from all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, and is an EEO/AA employer.

Requirements

  • Must be board eligible or board certified in emergency medicine.
  • Emergency department shift experience is required.
  • Must have ACLS certification.
  • Must have a trauma certification such as CALS or ATLS, unless otherwise specified.

Responsibilities

  • Provide emergency medicine care at varying shifts in Long Prairie, Melrose, Paynesville, and Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
  • Coordinate admissions through CentraCare’s tele-hospital group.
  • Coordinate transfers within CentraCare through the transfer center in St. Cloud.
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