Physician - Plastic & Reconstruction

20010 Sanford Clinic; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CME allowance

Relocation assistance

Health, dental & vision insurance

Job summary

Sanford Health is seeking a Plastic Surgeon to join our Western North Dakota team. The role involves general plastic surgery, OMF, breast reconstruction, flaps, trauma and wound care with opportunities in microsurgery/hand surgery.

Serving a broad patient base from Western ND, Eastern MT, and Northern SD, the position offers academic collaboration and a strong referral network. We value physicians who enjoy a collaborative, innovative culture with robust benefits and a commitment to rural health

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required.
• Active board certification in plastic surgery required.
• Active involvement in at least 200 plastic surgery procedures in the last 24 months.

Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical exams and admit patients.
• Provide comprehensive plastic surgery care including reconstructive and cosmetic procedures.
• Participate in microsurgery, hand surgery and trauma care as applicable.

Skills

Microsurgery

Hand surgery

Clinical leadership

Education

MD/DO

Board certification in plastic surgery

Job description

Sanford Health

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 Plastic & Reconstruction Practice Details

• Practice encompasses general plastic surgery, OMF, breast reconstruction, flaps, trauma and wound care along with aesthetic plastic surgery
• Serving patients of all ages
• Single campus with outpatient surgery center
• Microsurgery and/or hand experience welcomed but not exclusive
• Large built-in referral base spanning Western ND, Eastern MT, Northern SD
• 7 days call per month
• Teaching/Academic setting available within the UND School of Medicine
• Culture of innovation and supportive administration

Dedicated to the work of health and healing 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 serves 2.4 million patients and more than 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 56 hospitals, more than 270 clinic locations, 144 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, nearly 1,000 active clinical trials and studies, and nine world clinic locations around the globe.

Community Description

About Sanford Health Western North Dakota With locations in Bismarck, Dickinson, Mandan, Minot 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 Life in Bismarck As the capital city of North Dakota, Bismarck is truly one of a kind. The city offers picturesque landscapes and farmland, a fast-growing community of more than 130,000 and economic diversity. Centrally located in the state, Bismarck borders the east side of the Missouri River and has a neighborhood full of friendly people.

Job Description

Plastic Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, evaluate, diagnose and provide nonsurgical and surgical care to patients of all ages presenting with illnesses, injuries, and disorders that require the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, cranio‑maxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk, and external genitalia.

Qualifications

1. M.D. or D.O. degree.
2. Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
   • An applicant who has just completed a residency shall provide his/her residency log.
   • 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 past 24 months, including numbers of procedures morbidity, mortality, infection rates and other complications.
   • The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 200 Plastic Surgery procedures in the last 24 months.
   • Or if a quality profile is not available from the hospital, where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicants clinical and outpatient activity for the past 24 months is required.
   • Applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of Plastic Surgery and case volumes should show performance of at least 200 procedures in the past 24 months.
3. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.
4. Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Plastic Surgical residency program (can be either the independent or integrated residency training models)1. The ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada must accredit residency programs. The Credentials Committee; Physician Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above.
5. Current subspecialty certification in plastic surgery by the America Board of Plastic Surgery or American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.
6. Or Successful completion of an (ACGME) or (AOA) accredited residency in a surgical specialty followed by successful completion of an accredited in plastic surgery residency (can be either the independent or integrated residency training models) and active participation in the examination process with achievement of certification within 5 years of completion of formal training leading to subspecialty certification in plastic surgery by the American Board of Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. (Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions)
7. Any individual who does not satisfy the board certification criterion may request that the appropriate governing Board waive it. The individual requesting the waiver bears the burden of demonstrating that his or her qualifications are equivalent to, or exceed, the criterion in question.

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, paid time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

EEO

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.