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Mitchell, South Dakota

Physician | Radiology

RadiologyNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Location: Avera Queen of Peace Hospital

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Provides and manages direct medical evaluation, diagnosis, procedures, and care for patients within a recognized area of practice.

What You Will Do

Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients according to medical staff approved protocol and acceptable standards of practice.

Provides medical services and health education to patients and family members. Effectively contributes to the health education of individuals and groups and applies appropriate methods designed to increase each person’s motivation to assume responsibility for their own health care.

  • Performs necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
  • Interprets information gathered during the diagnostic process and formulates appropriate plan of care.
  • Provides quality care for patient, demonstrates appropriate health, safety, and aseptic practices.

Recognizes and reacts appropriately to environmental safety factors related to patient care. Effectively provides patient instruction related to environment of care and safety standards.

Understands, applies, and supports practice policies, procedures, goals and standards.

Meets regularly with the care team for consultation and collaboration as well as with personnel to promote quality care for patients. Assures that appropriate referrals are made for patients.

Maintains patient records and accurate information.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

Medical Doctor - Board of Medicine Licensed and qualified to practice medicine in the state that services are provided and board certified or board eligible Upon Hire or

Doctor of Osteopathy - Board of Medicine Licensed and qualified to practice medicine in the state that services are provided and board certified or board eligible and board certified or board eligible Upon Hire and

Federal Drug Enforcement Admin - US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Admin State and federal DEA license based on state of practice Upon Hire

Expectations and Standards

Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

  • Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
  • Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
  • Maintain confidentiality.

Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.

Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

  • PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
  • Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
  • Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.

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Key Responsibilities

The physician will manage direct medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for patients while providing health education to patients and their families. They are responsible for interpreting diagnostic information, formulating care plans, and maintaining accurate patient records within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy degree and be licensed to practice medicine in the state of service. Board certification or board eligibility and a valid federal DEA license are required upon hire.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Diagnostic proceduresPatient records managementClinical documentation

Radiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 52% have no call, 32% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Physician jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,343 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $600k (middle half $550k–$680k)377 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingSouth Dakota index 88.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Radiology listings in South Dakota8 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician listings in South Dakota150 active22,495 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 52% no call · 32% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Dakota physician listings (all specialties): 9% state a sign-on bonus · 1% offer loan repayment150 active listings, Nov 2026
Radiology hiring demand#11 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 54 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 214 postings, 220 closed
New Radiology listings551 in the last 30 days155 the 30 days before (+255%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−2.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,343 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. South Dakota figures use all physicians: too few South Dakota Radiology postings state pay.

Location & Logistics

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Radiologist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

42 jobs · 16 employers
8
<$700k
8
$700k-900k
1
$900k
25
$1000k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
55%
CME allowance
42%
Relocation assistance
21%
Loan repayment
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Day Breast Radiologist - Radiology Associates of Florida

Radiology Partners · Pensacola, FL, United States

$500k-$1M
#2

Body Radiologist - Sarasota, FL - Radiology Associates of Florida

Radiology Partners · Sarasota, Florida

$500k-$1M
#3

Jefferson - Breast Radiologist 11.9.26

$550k-$1M
#4

Remote General Diagnostic Radiologist - Independent Contractor - Boca Radiology Group

$400k-$1M
+ 40 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Radiology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,083 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
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About Avera Health

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South Dakota

Benefits & Perks

PTO available day 1 for eligible hires
Up to 5% employer matching retirement contribution
Career development with hands-on training and mentorship

Living in Mitchell

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$248k
Median resident rent
$851/mo
Residents’ average commute
13 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.