Physician - Pediatrics

20010 Sanford Clinic; Klamath Falls (OR); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Sanford Health in Oregon seeks a BE/BC General Pediatrician to join a full- or part-time practice that serves birth through 21 years with both inpatient and outpatient responsibilities. The role emphasizes strong patient-family relationships, collaboration with referring physicians, and community engagement.

Applicants should be board-eligible or certified, have completed a pediatric residency, and demonstrate recent pediatric practice activity.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required.
• Minimum 50 pediatric patients in last 12 months demonstrated.
• Quality profile from current privileges if not residency-based.

Responsibilities

• Admit (if applicable to setting), evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation for patients from birth to 21 years.
• Provide care in inpatient newborn nursery and outpatient general pediatrics; participate in on-call coverage as needed.
• Assess, stabilize and determine disposition for emergent conditions per medical staff policy.

Skills

Pediatrics care

Clinical evaluation

Admissions capability

Education

MD/DO degree

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 Pediatrics Practice Details

Sanford Children’s is seeking a Full-time or Part-time BE/BC General Pediatrician who shares in our philosophy of establishing strong relationships with the patients, their families and relates well to referring physicians and colleagues.

• Our physicians and Advanced Practice Provider have all built strong practices and are active in the community.
• The practice includes some inpatient work with newborn nursery, a full scope outpatient general pediatric practice, and C-section coverage when needed.
• Pediatric behavioral counseling was enhanced in 2023 with the addition of an Integrated Health Therapist.
• With six OB/GYNs in town and over 700 births per year, the opportunity to build a full practice is readily available.
• The local hospital, Sky Lakes Medical Center, has up-to-date technology and beautifully refurbished patient rooms.

Community Description

Known as Oregon’s City of Sunshine, Klamath Falls is located in southern Oregon, with sweeping views of Mount Shasta, the Cascades and nearby Crater Lake. The community is a hub for health care professionals with a service area nearing 120,000. Its close proximity to the communities of Bend, Medford, and Ashland and the California border allows for many outdoor adventures such as hiking, mountain biking, and skiing.

Job Description

Pediatric Core Privilege include the ability to admit (if applicable to setting), evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to patients from birth to young adulthood (21 years of age) concerning their physical, emotional, and social health as well as treating acute and chronic disease, including major complicated illnesses. Core privileges may also include providing care to patients in the intensive care setting in conformance with unit policies. In addition, applicants may assess, stabilize, and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

• An applicant who has just completed a residency provides his/her residency log.
• An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from the hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.
• The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 pediatric 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 clinical setting activity for the last 12 months is required.
• The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 pediatrc patients in the clinical practice in the last 12 months.

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

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated residency Pediatric 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/sub-specialty 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 with tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

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 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [e-mail].

The Sanford organization owns and manages multiple distinct brands, including Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic, and Good Samaritan, as well as Lewis Drug, Sanford Health Equip, Solutions by Sanford, Great Shots, and Blue Rock Bar & Grill. 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.