APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Surgical Associates Clinic-General Surgery

2 months ago
South DakotaFull TimeSurgery
✓ No Weekends
Practice Authority in South Dakota
Full Practice

Practice independently without physician oversight.

Job Description

About the Role

Join Sanford Health as a APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Surgical Associates Clinic-General Surgery in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • call rotations, including nights, and weekends as needed.

Requirements

  • Licensing prior to August 1, 1995, master's degree in nursing is preferred.
  • Experience must correlate to the privileges requested.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.

Apply to join Sanford Health as a APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Surgical Associates Clinic-General Surgery.

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentDiagnosisTreatment PlanningPrescribing MedicationCare CoordinationOperating Room AssistanceInpatient RoundingOutpatient Clinic WorkGeneral SurgeryColorectal SurgeryHPB SurgeryEvidence Based PracticeMedical Record KeepingPatient Counseling
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Surgical Associates Clinic-General Surgery position at Sanford Health includes the following lifestyle factors: no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Surgery position at Sanford Health is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in South Dakota.

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a nurse practitioner earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, Prescribing Medication, Care Coordination, Operating Room Assistance, Inpatient Rounding, Outpatient Clinic Work. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: This Nurse Practitioner role involves providing care across general surgery, colorectal, and hepatopancreato-biliary specialties through a mix of outpatient clinic duties, operating room support, and inpatient rounding. Responsibilities include assessing patients, establishing diagnoses, formulating...

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About Sanford Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sioux Falls, SD
2-5

Protective Factors (1)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position includes 1 validated protective factor against burnout.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

2mo ago

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