What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nephrology position at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital?
Aspirus St. Luke's, located in Duluth, MN, is a level-two, DNV-GL accredited, 267-bed regional Trauma Center with a hospital in Duluth and primary and specialty clinics throughout the region. St. Luke's serves patients using the best medical technology available and with the highest level of compassion.
Aspirus St. Luke's regional healthcare organization is seeking a BC / BE Nephrologist to join their well established and thriving Nephrology practice.
Practice specifics
- Clinical Nephrology, hypertension and post-transplant care.
- Inpatient care includes ICU and acute dialysis services as well as management of therapeutic pheresis
- Nephrology is a consultative service, hospitalists are the admitting service
- Well established program with a large referral base.
- Mentoring environment
- Call : 1 : 3
- Busy hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis population, plus CRRT
- Outreach consultative services at 6 regional clinic locations and 9 dialysis units
Compensation / Benefits
Location
International Airport
Duluth, MN - Medical Office Lakeview Building (connected to the hospital via skywalk)
Duluth area population : 145,000
Service area : 500,000
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
Nestled on the shores of Lake Superior, Duluth is a regional medical, cultural, entertainment, educational, banking and retail center serving northeast Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, upper Michigan and southern Ontario, Canada. Cultural activities include the acclaimed Duluth / Superior Symphony Orchestra, professional Minnesota Ballet Company, Duluth Playhouse, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, and Great Lakes Aquarium. Recreational opportunities are bountiful including fishing, camping, golfing, hiking, boating, downhill and cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and skating. This community is home to the College of St. Scholastica, the University of Minnesota Duluth, Lake Superior College, Fond du Lac Community College and across the bay, the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Duluth also has 23 public schools, three charter schools, one private and four parochial schools. The city's harbor welcomes over 1,000 ocean-going and Great Lakes freighters annually. The physician population is over 400 with one of every seven residents employed in healthcare and also rated first in the U.S. for quality healthcare in communities of its size. Duluth has 50 restaurants in the downtown area alone and also maintains 23 city parks, sculpture and rose gardens. Duluth is consistently ranked as one of the best places in the country to live and raise a family. It was voted Outside Magazine's Best Outdoor Town.
Nimet Jackson
Medical Staff Recruiter / Coordinator
Physician Recruitment
nimet.jackson@slhduluth.com
Salary : $200,000
