Physician - Family Medicine

Sanford Health•Merrill, WI

15d

About The Position

Sanford Health is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Family Medicine physician to join the established Marshfield Clinic – Merrill Center practice in Central Wisconsin. The outpatient practice offers a diverse patient panel and a typical census of 13–16 patients per day. The physician will work collaboratively with physicians and advanced practice clinicians in a team-oriented practice focused on compassionate, high-quality care. A nurse line provides first call, and the physician shares phone-only call. There is an opportunity to perform basic in-office procedures, and job-sharing support is available. The position’s Family Medicine core privileges include examining, admitting when applicable, evaluating, diagnosing, treating, and consulting for patients of all ages with a broad range of illnesses, injuries, mental health conditions, and functional disorders. The scope also includes pre-operative and post-operative medical care for surgical patients and return-to-work issues. Physicians are encouraged to participate in medical education and research.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree.
Successful completion of a Family Medicine residency accredited by the ACGME, AOA, or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; other residency accreditation may be considered through the credentialing waiver process.
Board certification in the primary practice area by the applicable ABMS or AOA specialty/subspecialty board, or eligibility for certification for applicants who completed residency within the past five years, with certification required within five years of residency completion unless waived by the governing board.
Provide a residency procedure log and completed rotations if applying directly after residency, or a hospital quality profile documenting clinical activity over the prior 12 months if not applying directly after residency.
Demonstrate active clinical involvement through a case log, as applicable to requested privileges, including 25 vaginal deliveries, 50 adult medical patients, and 10 inpatient care cases involving children under 18 (excluding normal newborns) in the last 12 months.

Responsibilities

Examine, evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to patients of all ages.
Provide care for a wide variety of illnesses, diseases, injuries, mental health conditions, and functional disorders.
Provide pre-operative care and post-operative medical care for surgical patients, as well as address return-to-work issues.
Participate in shared phone call coverage; a nurse line provides first call.
Perform basic in-office procedures as appropriate.
Contribute to medical education and research.