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Sanford Health
Fargo, North Dakota

Physician - Pediatrics - Pulmonary

PulmonologyIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$280K

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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 - Pulmonary

Practice Details

Sanford Health is currently seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Pulmonologist to join a team of 20 pediatric specialties at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.

  • Clinic-based practice with hospital consults throughout the Children's Hospital (NICU, Peds, PICU)
  • Growing Cystic Fibrosis program which includes outpatient and inpatient care
  • Affiliate Cystic Fibrosis center of the University of Minnesota with a dedicated team that includes General Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Child Psychology, social work and respiratory therapy
  • One of 195 designated National Association of Children’s Hospitals in the country
  • Region’s only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center

Community Description

About Sanford Health in Fargo

  • Three Sanford Health Medical Center campuses in Fargo/Moorhead area
  • State-of-the-art one-million-square-foot medical center opened in 2017, with 302 beds
  • Level I Adult Trauma Center supported by AirMed services covering a three-state area

Fargo Community

The Fargo-Moorhead and West Fargo metro area is a diverse, family-oriented community of 216,000 people that offers high quality of life and low cost of living.

Outstanding schools, a vibrant business community, a thriving downtown district, cultural activities, and a wide variety of sports and recreation are just a few of the many reasons people love to call the Fargo area home.

Job Description

Pediatric Pulmonology Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate diagnose and provide treatment or consultative services to children, adolescents and young adults presenting with conditions, disorders, injuries, and diseases of the respiratory system, to include lungs, cardiovascular and tracheobronchial systems, esophagus and other mediastinal contents, diaphragm and circulatory systems.

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 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 last 12 months, including numbers 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.

Successful completion of a Pediatric residency program followed by completion of a fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonary accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. Training at residency and fellowship 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/ 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.

Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their fellowship training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their fellowship 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.

Competitive Compensation Package Includes

  • Annual compensation of $280,000 for the first two years of the employment contract, plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.
  • In addition, a $100,000 retention incentive to be paid if you remain a 1.0 FTE for 4 years (this will be subject to a contractual agreement specifying all details)

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 diagnostic and treatment services for children and young adults with respiratory, cardiovascular, and tracheobronchial conditions. Responsibilities include clinic-based practice, hospital consults across various pediatric units, and participation in the Cystic Fibrosis program.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical diagnosisPatient evaluationRespiratory system treatmentCystic fibrosis careNICU consultsPICU consultsOutpatient careMedical history takingRespiratory therapy collaboration

Pulmonology — Physician Career Context

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $264k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Annual compensation range

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Pulmonology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 94 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Fargo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k≈ 1.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,079/mo≈ 5% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.9
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Fargo, ND-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

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