Physician - Nuclear Medicine

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

22h

About The Position

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 Nuclear Medicine Practice Details Sanford Clinic Radiology is seeking a BE/BC fellowship trained Nuclear Medicine Radiologist to the group of 35 Radiologists. Candidate should be familiar with all aspects of performing routine diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures and be proficient in all modalities State-of-the-art technology is used by well-trained Radiographic Technologists and support staff in the various clinical environments The facility currently has two 64-slice and two 16-slice CT scanners, 5 ACR accredited, FDA approved digital mammography units, bi-plane interventional equipment, computerized and digital X-ray, PET-CT, and an open MRI to complement our four MRI scanners, including a 3 T state-of-the-art magnet technology The facility offers cardiac CT/MRIs and also utilizes three mobile 1.5 MRI’s that service our system hospitals and clinics Community Description Located in the heart of the Midwest, Sioux Falls balances an excellent quality of life with a strong economy in a safe, clean environment in southeast South Dakota. With a competitive cost of living, no state income tax and amenities of a community twice its size, such as fine dining, shopping, arts, sports and nightlife, Sioux Falls is a welcoming and friendly place to call home. Job Description Nuclear Medicine Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, and provide consultative services, performance, and interpretation of all routine and non-routine nuclear medicine procedures to make diagnostic evaluations, by both in vivo and in vitro techniques, of the anatomic and / or physiologic conditions of the body and to provide therapy with unsealed radioactive sources. Qualifications M.D. or D.O. degree. Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways: An applicant who has just completed a fellowship shall provide his/her fellowship log. OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship 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 number of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate clinical involvement in at least 50 Nuclear Medicine cases in the last 24 months. OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinical activity for the past 24 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate clinical involvement in at least 50 Nuclear Medicine cases in the last 24 months. Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Nuclear Medicine residency program, accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada in the residency. Before entering a nuclear medicine residency, residents must satisfactorily complete one year of training in a program accredited by the ACGME or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or equivalent. While the length of the nuclear medicine residency training is three years, residents may enter the program from different training backgrounds. The type and length of the prior training will determine the number of years the resident will be required to spend in the nuclear medicine program. Training programs may include the following pathways: a. successful completion of an accredited 1-year program of fundamental clinical education followed by 3 (2 years prior to 2007) years of nuclear medicine training OR b. successful completion of an accredited patient care specialty program (internal medicine, family medicine, pathology, pediatrics, surgery) accredited by the ACGME or RCPSC, the length of nuclear medicine program accredited by the ACGME or RCPSC training is 2 years OR c. successful completion of an ACGME or RCPSC accredited program in diagnostic radiology the length of nuclear medicine training ACGME or PCPSC accredited program is 1 year OR d. successful completion of 12 months of training in nuclear medicine program approved by the ACGME, RCPSC prior to enrolling in a diagnostic radiology program accredited by the ACGME or RCPSC. OR e. successful completion of a combined internal medicine/nuclear medicine training program approved by the ACGME or RSPSC of 4 years’ duration Credentials Committee; Medical Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency or fellowship programs accredited by organizations other than the above. Certification in Nuclear Medicine by the appropriate specialty 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. Those 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 such requirement is waived by the Board of Directors (Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions) Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if variation between documents exists. Compensation Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive shift-based compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree
An applicant who has just completed a fellowship shall provide his/her fellowship log.
An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship 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 number of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate clinical involvement in at least 50 Nuclear Medicine cases in the last 24 months.
If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinical activity for the past 24 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate clinical involvement in at least 50 Nuclear Medicine cases in the last 24 months.
Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Nuclear Medicine residency program, accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada in the residency.
Before entering a nuclear medicine residency, residents must satisfactorily complete one year of training in a program accredited by the ACGME or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or equivalent.
Certification in Nuclear Medicine by the appropriate specialty 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.
Those 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 such requirement is waived by the Board of Directors (Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions)

Responsibilities

ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, and provide consultative services
performance, and interpretation of all routine and non-routine nuclear medicine procedures to make diagnostic evaluations, by both in vivo and in vitro techniques, of the anatomic and / or physiologic conditions of the body
provide therapy with unsealed radioactive sources