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Aberdeen, South Dakota

Physician | Anesthesiology

AnesthesiologyIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Location: Avera St Luke's Hospital

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (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.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients; perform necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; and develop appropriate plans of care. Educate patients and families, maintain accurate records, coordinate referrals, and collaborate with the care team to provide safe, high-quality care.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO, a medical license in the state of practice, and board certification or board eligibility. A state and federal DEA license based on the state of practice is also required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentAnesthesiologyMedical ProceduresTreatment PlanningPatient EducationDiagnostic InterpretationPatient SafetyCare CoordinationInterdisciplinary CollaborationMedical RecordkeepingReferral ManagementTeamwork

Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 42 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 71% have no call, 57% 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).

What does the Physician market look like in South Dakota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $525k (middle half $475k–$588k)302 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingSouth Dakota index 88.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in South Dakota147 active22,663 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 71% no call · 57% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Dakota Physician listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus · 1% offer loan repayment147 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+2.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Anesthesiologist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 14 employers
5
<$405k
7
$405k-505k
1
$505k
6
$605k-705k
2
$705k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
68% this job
Sign-on bonus
63%
CME allowance
47%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
21%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 1.5
Below most Anesthesiology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 791 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Avera Health

Non-profit Organizations
South Dakota

Benefits & Perks

PTO available day 1
Up to 5% employer matching retirement
Career development
Health Insurance

Living in Aberdeen

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$233k
Typical market rent
$1,098/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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