Physician - Family Medicine - Watertown, SD

Sanford Health•Watertown, SD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is seeking Family Medicine physicians to join its busy primary care practice at Sanford Watertown Clinic. This role involves shared call with pediatricians, including newborns and C-sections, while adult inpatient care is managed by a hospitalist program. The clinic is supported by RN Care Managers and an Integrated Health Therapist, and offers comprehensive on-site services such as a full lab, x-ray, ultrasound, 3D mammography, and physical therapy. Outreach services are available for various subspecialties, and surgical specialties are offered at the medical center.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree.
Successful completion of a Family Medicine residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.
Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/subspecialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), as applicable.
Applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency training within the last five years must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement.
Demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of Family Medicine by providing a case log that includes 25 vaginal deliveries, 50 adult medical patients, and 10 inpatient care of children under the age of 18 (excluding normal newborn), as applicable to privileges being requested, in the last 12 months.
For applicants not applying directly out of residency, provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing clinical activity for the last 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed, morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.
For applicants who have just completed residency, provide their residency procedure log and a list of completed rotations, as applicable.

Responsibilities

Perform history and physical examination.
Admit patients (if applicable to the setting).
Evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to patients of all ages with a wide variety of illnesses, diseases, injuries, mental health conditions, and functional disorders.
Provide pre-operative care of surgical patients.
Provide post-operative medical care of surgical patients.
Address return to work issues.