Physician - Family Medicine

sanford; Stevens Point (WI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Health in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, is seeking a BC/BE Family Medicine physician for 100% outpatient care with a flexible 4-day week option. The role supports collaboration with on-site specialists and offers a potential 20% protected time for a community health project.

We welcome physicians who have completed an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine residency (or equivalent) and are eligible for clinical privileges at Marshfield Medical Center - Stevens Point.

Qualifications

• MD or DO required.
• Active licensing or eligibility to practice Family Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide history and physical examinations across all ages in an outpatient setting.
• Diagnose, treat and manage a wide range of acute and chronic conditions.
• Coordinate care with on-site specialists and hospital services; support patient education and follow-up.

Education

MD or DO

Job description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland.

Visas Accepted

H1B or J1

Specialty

Family Medicine

Practice Details

Marshfield Medical Center - Stevens Point is seeking a BC/BE Family Medicine physician to join our established and growing primary care practice in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

• 100% outpatient practice that can support flexible scheduling
• Flexible 4-day work week if desired
• Join a great collegial group of physicians and APCs
• Work in collaboration with multiple specialists located on-site and throughout the system
• Nurse line is 1st call and with easy call schedule (phone call only)
• Excellent work-life balance (support for job sharing)
• Beautiful clinic is attached to a hospital with ER and Urgent Care
• Stevens Point is a safe and affordable university community that is centrally located in the state

Option A: Full Time Clinical Role

Option B: Full Time Clinical (80%) and Community Project Engagement (20%)

Protected Time Dedicated to a Community Health Project

Through a grant from the Orion Initiative, a grant program within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, [provider] is able to offer 20% protected time for three years for a physician to lead a community health project.

That means 20% of the physician's time in this full-time position will be dedicated to a community health project, with the remaining 80% focused on clinical care. This is a unique opportunity for physicians who want to make an impact beyond the clinic walls while addressing a health need in the community.

A community health project is a project that:

• Serves the community where the rural hospital or clinic is located or a community within its service area
• Seeks to improve health or address a specific health condition or broader determinant of health, such as healthy lifestyles, disease prevention and control or environmental factors that negatively impact health
• Does not involve political campaign activity, lobbying or partisan advocacy

We strongly encourage our physicians to be involved in medical education and research to continue building our strong foundation of patient care, research and education for years to come.

Community Description

Stevens Point is in the heart of Wisconsin and an ideal place for an outdoorsy person. You'll find a variety of recreational opportunities, from hiking to bicycling, along with diverse restaurants and an active nightlife. Additionally, Stevens Point is a college town, home to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which is located on the city's north side. Relocate America, a website that assists individuals who plan to relocate, has included Stevens Point in their list of "Top 100 Places to Live" several times since the site's inception in 1997. If you decide to call Stevens Point home, you will come to enjoy the benefits of short commutes, safe and friendly neighborhoods, fresh air and water, bountiful nature and so much more.

Job Description

Family Medicine Core Privileges includes the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to patients of all ages with a wide variety of illness, diseases, injuries, mental health conditions and functional disorders of circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, hematopoietic, gastroenteric, integumentary, nervous, female reproductive, and genitourinary systems. This includes the pre-operative care of surgical patients and post-operative medical care of surgical patients and return to work issues.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested:

• An applicant who has just completed residency shall provide their residency procedure log and a list of completed rotations, as applicable.
• An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the last 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. Applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of Family Medicine by providing case log that includes 25 vaginal deliveries, 50 adult medical patients, and 10 inpatient care of children under the age of 18 (excluding normal newborn), as applicable to privileges being requested, in the last 12 months.

OR

Successful completion of a Family Medicine residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or he Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. Training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above, may be considered via the waiver of eligibility proces