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Bemidji, Minnesota

Physician - Vascular Surgery

SurgeryFull-Time

Listed compensation

$750k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · onsite
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1 day ago · Verified live

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
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Practice Details
  • Join our vascular surgeon in an established and growing practice
  • Our Heart and Vascular department consists of interventional, general and EP cardiologists along with 6 APPs
  • 3 cath labs and 10 ORs
  • Practice: surgical, procedures, clinic and hospital
  • Experienced support staff - nursing and technology team
  • Noninvasive services: vascular ultrasound, ABI, Echo, Stress echo, nuclear cardiology, TEE, CCTA
  • 5 general surgeons and 2 podiatrists
  • 2 hyperbaric chambers
  • 118 bed hospital, 14 bed ICU
  • Level III trauma center

Community Description

Surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty, Bemidji graces the shore of Lake Bemidji, one of more than 400 lakes in the region. Named a “top town” by Outdoor Magazine, Bemidji is a four-season destination that’s full of charm, extraordinary landscapes and diverse culture. With a cost of living

17% below the national average, it offers exceptional quality of life in a safe, picturesque environment.

Job Description

Vascular Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnose, consultation, and provide nonsurgical and surgical care to patients of all ages with disease and disorders of the arterial, venous, and lymphatic circulatory systems, excluding the intracranial vessels or heart.

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 provides his/her fellowship log.

OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship 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 vascular surgery procedures 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 vascular surgery procedures in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a vascular fellowship via one of the four pathways approved and accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.

Training at 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) Required Additional Certification: Applicants must have certification as a Registered Physician Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) offered by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Please provided a copy of certification to the Medical Staff Service Office.

Compensation

  • Competitive compensation floor of $750,000 for the first two years of the employment contract, plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.
  • In addition, a $150,000 retention incentive to be paid if you remain a 1.0 FTE for 3 years (this will be subject to a contractual agreement specifying all details)

Recruiter Information

Celia Beck, Senior Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (218) 333-5056 or Email: celia.beck@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 perform surgical and nonsurgical care for patients with arterial, venous, and lymphatic circulatory disorders. Responsibilities include conducting history and physical examinations, diagnosing conditions, and providing consultations within a hospital and clinic setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical evaluationPatient diagnosisRPVI certificationPatient careSurgical consultation

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 80% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $47 per wRVU — implying roughly $376k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site

Living in Bemidji

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k
Typical market rent
$1,203/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Sanford Health

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Benefits & Perks

$150,000 retention incentive after 3 years at 1.0 FTE