CentraCare·Melrose, Minnesota
The physician will provide full-spectrum family medicine care, including obstetrics and emergency department coverage in a rural setting. Responsibilities include maintaining a sustainable call schedule, performing hospitalist duties, and collaborating within a team-based medical environment.
Customizable scope | Full-spectrum rural practice | Four-day work week
This position is eligible for hiring incentives to include sign-on bonus and relocation assistance.
Join CentraCare in Melrose, Minnesota, and practice full-spectrum Family Medicine with OB in a supportive, team-based rural setting. This role offers a four-day work week, modern facilities, and the flexibility to customize your practice across clinic, OB, and emergency care while maintaining a sustainable call schedule. Physicians enjoy the autonomy to shape their scope of practice within a close-knit, family-friendly community that values high-quality care and work-life balance.
Our Location - Melrose
CentraCare, a leading not-for-profit health system and one of the largest providers of rural care, serves patients across Central, West Central, and Southwestern Minnesota.
It delivers nationally recognized care through 40+ medical and surgical specialties, innovative population health programs, and a collaborative physician–administration leadership model.
CentraCare – Melrose offers high-quality, convenient care close to home to a service area of nearly 20,000.
The campus features a Level IV trauma center and critical access hospital, a family medicine clinic, 12 private patient rooms, 14 universal outpatient rooms, 2 labor and delivery suites, 2 operating suites, a separate emergency entrance with 2 trauma bays and drive-thru ambulance garage, and advanced imaging including MRI and 3D mammography.
Adjacent to the medical campus are a 75-bed long-term care facility and a 60-unit assisted living building.
Outpatient services include chemotherapy, IV infusions, rehabilitation, transitional care, diabetes education, integrated behavioral health, complemented by visiting specialists and tele-stroke/STEMI collaboration with St.
Cloud Hospital.
The Melrose community is known for its lakes, parks, and forests, strong schools, vibrant small businesses, cultural offerings like community theater, and convenient access to St.
Cloud, Alexandria, and Minneapolis/St.
Paul via I-94.
CentraCare – Melrose https://www.centracare.com/locations/profile/melrose-clinic [https://www.centracare.com/locations/profile/melrose-clinic]
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CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.
Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Family Medicine. Applicants must also be eligible for Minnesota medical licensure.
Market context
Family medicine physicians are commonly needed in Minnesota, especially in community settings that want full-spectrum primary care and continuity across ages. These roles can be competitive because employers often look for Board Eligible or Board Certified candidates who can secure Minnesota licensure and work across a broad scope of practice. Review the call schedule, patient mix, and relocation support early; this platform’s job requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original posting, helping you compare details faster.
