Physician - General Neurology

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Clinic Neurology is seeking a general neurologist and/or fellowship-trained neurologist with a passion to join an active and well-developed neurology group representing several subspecialties including neuromuscular disease, epilepsy, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, headache, stroke, and sleep. The Sanford Neurology group has 14 experienced Neurologists and 6 Advanced Practice Providers with a focus on general neurology as well as various specialty interests. Inpatient Neurology consists of 2 vascular neurologists, 3 vascular/interventional neurologists, 5 neurosurgeons, and 4 Neurocritical Care physicians who provide inpatient hospital coverage as well as ED and tele-stroke coverage. There are opportunities to help train the next generation of Neurologists in the Neurology Residency that began in 2023 and serve as clinical faculty for the USD Sanford School of Medicine.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree.
Successful completion of a Neurology 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), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 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 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.
Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested: An applicant who has just completed a residency shall provide his/her residency logs and a list of completed rotations, as applicable.
OR 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 last 12 months, to include number of procedures performed-morbidity, mortality, infection rates and other complications.
The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of inpatient services to be at least 50 patients in the last 12 months.
OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinic activity for the last 12 months is required.
The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the care of 50 patients in clinical practice in the last 12 months.
More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Nice To Haves

Fellowship-trained neurologist

Responsibilities

Perform history and physical examination.
Admit patients (if applicable to the setting).
Provide consultative services.
Evaluate, diagnose, and provide nonsurgical care to patients of all ages presenting with illnesses, injuries, and disorders of the neurologic system.