Physician - Emergency Medicine

Sanford Health•Bismarck, ND

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Medical Center is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Emergency Medicine physician to join a well-established team of 16 residency-trained Emergency physicians. The department is a Level II Trauma Center with 30 beds and approximately 38,000 annual patient visits. Physicians work 13–15 shifts per month, with shifts of 8–9 hours and 49 hours of physician coverage per day. The practice includes full subspecialty call, pediatric and adult hospitalist programs, and high-quality ultrasound and video laryngoscope equipment. Emergency Medicine core privileges include assessing, evaluating, and diagnosing patients of all age groups; performing history and physical examinations; and providing initial treatment to patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms, illnesses, injuries, or other conditions. Sanford Health is an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It has 53,000 employees and serves more than 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest. The organization includes 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. Its virtual care initiative provides access to 78 specialties. Sanford Health Western North Dakota serves a region spanning more than 83,000 square miles and locations in Bismarck, Dickinson, Mandan, Minot, Williston, and Watford City. In Bismarck, Sanford Medical Center is the regional home for health care and has a Level II Trauma and Stroke Center, with more than 250 physicians and 210 advanced practice providers. Bismarck is North Dakota’s capital, with a community of more than 125,000, diverse economic activity, and a location beside the Missouri River. Compensation includes a floor of $425,000 for the first two years of the employment contract, with potential to earn more through personally performed wRVUs. The posting estimates that group members can earn an average of $500,000 from personally performed wRVUs after establishing their practice. A $100,000 retention incentive is payable for remaining a 1.0 FTE for three years, subject to a contractual agreement.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree.
Successful completion of an Emergency Medicine residency program accredited by the ACGME, AOA, or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; other residency accreditation may be considered through the stated waiver process.
Board certification in the primary area of practice by the applicable ABMS, AOA, or Royal College board, or eligibility under the stated provisions for recent residency graduates who must obtain certification within five years of completing residency unless waived.
Applicants who have just completed residency must provide a residency log.
Applicants not applying directly out of residency must provide a hospital quality profile covering clinical activity for the past 12 months, including procedure counts and quality outcomes, and demonstrate active emergency department practice with a census of at least 3,000 patient visits annually.
If a hospital quality profile is unavailable, provide documentation of hospital-based clinical activity for the past 12 months showing practice in an emergency department with at least 3,000 visits annually.

Responsibilities

Assess, evaluate, and diagnose emergency department patients of all age groups.
Perform patient histories and physical examinations.
Provide initial treatment to patients presenting with symptoms, illnesses, injuries, or other conditions.
Participate in emergency department coverage and subspecialty call.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) plan
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
CME allowance
Malpractice insurance and tail coverage
Relocation allowance
$100,000 retention incentive for remaining a 1.0 FTE for three years, subject to contractual terms