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Sanford Health
Bismarck, North Dakota

Physician - Radiology, Interventional

RadiologyIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$750k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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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
  • Diagnostic Radiology - Interventional/Invasive

Practice Details

Sanford Health is seeking Board Certified/Board Eligible Interventional Radiologist to join a successful, well-established group of physicians!

  • Join an experienced team of 3 Interventional Radiologists, 8 Diagnostic Radiologists, and 5 APPs
  • Strong APP support for clinic and inpatient consults
  • 12 weeks vacation to provide work-life balance
  • 1:4 call rotation
  • 8am-5pm M-F schedule when not on call
  • 100% Interventional Radiology position
  • Department provides a wide range of services, including: stroke and pulmonary thrombectomy, cryo, and microwave ablation
  • Stroke thrombectomy experience preferred-proctoring available
  • DNV Primary Plus Stroke Certified Center
  • Two Single Plane Fluoro units and dedicated CT Scanner
  • ACR Accredited Radiology Department

About Sanford Health

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.

Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies.

The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties.

About Sanford Health Western North Dakota

With locations in Bismarck, Dickinson, Mandan, Minot, Williston, and Watford City, the west region proudly serves an area that spans more than 83,000 square miles and stretches into three states. In Bismarck, the Sanford Medical Center is the region’s home for health care – and is a Level II Trauma and Stroke Center.

  • 250+ Physicians and 210+ APPs

Community Description

Life in Bismarck

As the capital city of North Dakota, Bismarck is truly one of a kind. The city offers picturesque landscapes and farmland, a fast-growing community of more than 130,000, and economic diversity. Centrally located in the state, Bismarck borders the east side of the Missouri River and has a community full of friendly people.

Job Description

Vascular and Interventional Radiology Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatment plans for patients of all ages.

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.

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 numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 100 Interventional Radiology procedures 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 will be reviewed.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of at least 100 Interventional Radiology procedures in the last 24 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Radiology residency program of at least 4 years duration and a clinical fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology of at least 1-year duration accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada in the residency.

The Credentials Committee and the Board of Directors may consider training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above.

Certification 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.

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 residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives.

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 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, allowed time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

Competitive Compensation Package Includes

  • 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.
  • Opportunity for an increased floor with stroke thrombectomy experience
  • In addition, a $200,000 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

Courtney Foelker, Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 3232084 or Email: courtney.foelker@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 a wide range of interventional radiology procedures, including stroke and pulmonary thrombectomy, and provide clinical consultations for inpatient and clinic settings. They will also participate in a 1:4 call rotation and collaborate with a team of diagnostic radiologists and advanced practice providers.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

CryoablationPatient evaluationClinical consultationInpatient careFluoroscopyCT scanningMedical diagnosisTreatment planning

Radiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 58% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Sanford Health ranks #2 of 17 employers hiring Radiologist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $45 per wRVU — implying roughly $383k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Radiology, Interventional at Sanford Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 20,800 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
CME allowance
38% this job
Relocation assistance
25% this job
Loan repayment
22%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Radiology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 750 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in Bismarck

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k≈ 0.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,306/mo≈ 2% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.0
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 · Bismarck, ND 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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About Sanford Health

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

Benefits & Perks

12 weeks vacation
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