Physician - Internal Medicine

20010 Sanford Clinic; Watford City (ND); On-site; USD 250,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Short-term and long-term disability

Life insurance

CME allowance

Relocation allowance

Tail coverage

Job summary

Sanford Health in Watford City, North Dakota, seeks a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine physician for an outpatient-focused practice within a large rural health system. The role emphasizes comprehensive adult care, collaboration with visiting specialties, and a supportive administrative structure.

Ideal candidates will have an Internal Medicine residency, be able to demonstrate active inpatient involvement, and possess strong clinical and diagnostic skills to serve a broad

Qualifications

• Board certified/board eligible physician for Internal Medicine; residency training required.
• Active inpatient involvement with a minimum patient load (50 patients in last 12 months) for privileges.
• Strong assessment and diagnostic capabilities across adult medicine.

Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical examinations and provide consultative services.
• Evaluate, diagnose and manage common and complex illnesses in adolescent and adult patients.
• Coordinate inpatient and outpatient care and collaborate with specialties as needed.

Skills

Board Certification Eligible

Inpatient care experience

Education

MD/DO

Job description

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Visas Accepted N/A

Specialty Internal Medicine Practice Details

Sanford Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Medicine physician to join this established practice.

• Join one of the Midwest's largest rural healthcare networks!
• Established facility with large service area
• Booming city with small town charm
• Lab and radiology on site
• Monday - Friday outpatient only practice with half a day each week for administrative time
• Visiting specialties include Cardiology, Podiatry, Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, and Audiology
• Supportive administration with a culture of innovation

About Sanford Health

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. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties.

About Sanford Health Western North Dakota

With locations in Bismarck, Dickinson, Mandan, Minot, Williston, and Watford City, the west region proudly serves an area that spans more than 83,000 square miles and stretches into three states. In Bismarck, the Sanford Medical Center is the region’s home for health care – and has a Level II Trauma and Stroke Center.

• 230+ Physicians and 170+ APPs

Community Description

Watford City, the gateway to the scenic Theodore Roosevelt National Park, is a family friendly community located in the epicenter of North Dakota's energy boom. Watford City is rich with local historical attractions as well as nearby trails, lakes, rivers for endless entertainment opportunities.

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.

OR 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.

OR 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 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.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

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. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties.

Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

Good Samaritan, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care. As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies. The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities.

Learn more about Good Samaritan’s mission and commitment to delivering high quality senior care in rural America at good-sam.com.