Physician - Internal Medicine

sanford; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

CME allowance

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota is recruiting BC/BE Internal Medicine physicians to join a growing clinic-based team. The role offers clinic-based practice with call duties rotated among the department, a potential to provide 6 weeks of hospital coverage annually, and a collaborative provider team consisting of physicians, APPs, and nurses.

Qualifications include MD or DO, completion of an Internal Medicine residency, and board certification or eligibility within five years.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree is required.
• Completion of an Internal Medicine residency is expected.
• Board certification by ABMS/AOA or eligibility within 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical examinations and develop patient care plans.
• Admit, evaluate, diagnose, and treat adolescent and adult patients within internal medicine scope.
• Provide consultative services and collaborate with APPs and primary nurses.

Education

MD/DO degree

Internal Medicine residency completed

Board certification in ABMS/AOA or eligible

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

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Practice Details

Sanford Health is seeking BC/BE Internal Medicine physicians to join a growing group in Fargo, North Dakota.

• With the availability of full-time hospitalists at Sanford - Fargo, internists can focus on their clinic practice
• Clinic based internists have telephone call only. It is rotated through the department members, which will equal approximately 1-2 weeknights/month and one weekend of call every three months
• Clinic based internists have the opportunity to provide 6 weeks of hospital coverage per year, if they choose.
• The Internal Medicine group works as "provider team", each team includes a physician, APP and primary nurse
• APPs round on nursing-home patients on a regular basis with physician visits once a month

Community Description

ABOUT SANFORD HEALTH IN FARGO

• Three Sanford Health Medical Center campuses in Fargo/Moorhead area
• State-of-the-art one-million-square-foot medical center opened in 2017, with 302 beds
• Level I Adult Trauma Center supported by AirMed services covering a three-state area

FARGO COMMUNITY

The Fargo-Moorhead and West Fargo metro area is a diverse, family-oriented community of 216,000 people that offers high quality of life and low cost of living. Outstanding schools, a vibrant business community, a thriving downtown district, cultural activities, and a wide variety of sports and recreation are just a few of the many reasons people love to call the Fargo area home.

Job Description

Internal Medicine Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examinations, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnosis, treat and provide consultative services to adolescent and adult patients with common and complex illness, diseases and functional disorders of the circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, hematopoietic, gastroenteric, and genitourinary systems.

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, to include number of procedures performed-morbidity, mortality, infection rates and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of inpatient services to be at least 50 patients in the last 12 months.
• If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant's clinic activity for the last 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the care of 50 patients in clinical practice in the last 12 months.

More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of an Internal Medicine residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the 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 process as defined in the Credentialing Policy.

Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/ subspecialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as applicable. Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity's policy for grandfather exceptions)

Compensation

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, allowed time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

EEO Statement

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-08