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Fargo, North Dakota

APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Wound Inpatient

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

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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.

Work Shift

8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Compensation

Union Position

  • No
  • Department Details

Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed medical professional who practices medicine in collaboration with physicians and other care team members. The PA evaluates, diagnoses, and manages patient health concerns across the lifespan, provides preventive services, and coordinates care to promote optimal health outcomes.

Job Description

Perform patient assessments, including medical histories and physical examinations. Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions within scope of practice. Order, review, and interpret diagnostic tests and imaging studies. Prescribe medications, therapies, and other treatments in compliance with regulations.

Educate and counsel patients and families on health maintenance, disease prevention, and treatment plans. May perform procedures & treatments within scope of practice & assist with procedures & treatments when indicated. Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to ensure continuity of care.

Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR). Participate in quality, safety, and performance improvement activities.

Qualifications

Completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the ARC-PA or equivalent accrediting program accepted by the state licensing board.

Clinical experience in specialty area is preferred but not required.

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  • NP or PA candidates
  • New grads will be reviewed
  • Inpatient only
  • Monday through Friday 8am - 5 pm.
  • No weekends, no holidays.
  • 1.0 FTE required

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  • Current licensure as a Physician Assistant in each state of practice.
  • Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances in each state of practice.
  • State Controlled Substance License (if required by State)

Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

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

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 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will perform patient assessments, diagnose acute and chronic conditions, and manage treatment plans in an inpatient setting. They will also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care and maintain accurate electronic medical records.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient assessmentMedical history takingPhysical examinationDiagnosisTreatment planningDiagnostic test interpretationMedication prescriptionPatient educationElectronic medical record documentationWound careInterdisciplinary collaborationQuality improvement

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Wound Inpatient at Sanford Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,352 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Wound Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 54% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.6this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Wound Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 179 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Fargo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k
Typical market rent
$1,079/mo
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.

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