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Sanford Health
Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Physician - Pediatrics

PediatricsIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$238K–$308K

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

  • Visas Accepted
  • N/A
  • Specialty
  • Pediatrics

Practice Details

Sanford Health is currently seeking a BC/BE Pediatrician to join the region's largest team of board certified, fellowship-trained pediatricians and pediatric specialists at its Thief River Falls, Minnesota clinic.

  • Full time clinic practice with 16-20 patients a day
  • Hospital call, rounding and newborn nursery
  • Shared 1:5 call with Family Medicine providers
  • Medical center is a spacious, modern 65,000 square foot facility
  • Over 30 specialty services offered
  • Brand new, $60 million, critical care access hospital
  • More than 600 Sanford Health employees and 36 physicians work within the community
  • Thief River Falls serves as a regional health center to a mostly rural population of 75,000

Community Description

Thief River Falls, Minnesota population is 8,600 and growing and is just an hour away from Grand Forks, ND, home of the UND School of Medicine.

  • Home to Arctic Cat and worldwide electronic distributor, Digi-Key Corporation.
  • Amenities including retail shops & technical college

Job Description

Pediatric Core Privilege include the ability to admit (if applicable to setting), evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to patients from birth to young adulthood (21 years of age) concerning their physical, emotional, and social health as well as treating acute and chronic disease, including major complicated illnesses.

Core privileges may also include providing care to patients in the intensive care setting in conformance with unit policies.

In addition, applicants may assess, stabilize, and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

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 provides his/her residency log.

OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from the hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 pediatric 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 clinical setting activity for the last 12 months is required.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 pediatrc patients in the clinical practice in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated residency Pediatric program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.

Training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above, may be considered via the waiver of eligibility process as defined in the Credentialing Policy.

Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/sub-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 the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity’s policy for grandfather exceptions)

Compensation

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, allowed time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

Annual compensation floor range (based on 1.0 FTE): $237,634 - $307,527 plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.

Additional incentives may be offered. Actual compensation offers may vary and are determined based on multiple factors including education, training, certification, experience, scope of practice and actual job requirements.

Recruiter Information

Martty Trout, Lead Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 2346516 or Email: martty.trout@sanfordhealth.org

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide comprehensive pediatric care, including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients from birth to young adulthood. Responsibilities also include hospital rounding, newborn nursery care, and participating in a shared call rotation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careTreatment planningAcute disease managementChronic disease managementEmergency stabilizationClinical documentationMedical staff policy compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Pediatrics at Sanford Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 725 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 48% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.2 / 10 · above average in pediatricsranked against 725 Pediatrics listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$238k–$308kPediatrics median $254k (middle half $216k–$300k)77 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$276k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pediatrics listings in Minnesota11 active725 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 13% remote · 48% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota physician listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus · 24% offer loan repayment602 active listings, Nov 2026
Pediatrics hiring demand#9 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 45 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 236 postings, 246 closed
New Pediatrics listings1,114 in the last 30 days737 the 30 days before (+51%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pediatrics pay trend+2.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$202k$48/wRVU × 4,200 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (725 Pediatrics listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.2
Better work-life than 70% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 725 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sanford Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sioux Falls, SD
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401K Plan
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
CME Allowance

Living in Thief River Falls

Median resident rent
$838/mo≈ 4% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
10 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.