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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Physician - Family Med-Sports Med

Family Medicine - Sports MedicineFull-Time

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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
  • Family Medicine - Sports Med

Practice Details

Sanford Clinic Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is seeking BE/BC Family Medicine Physician with a Sports Medicine Fellowship to join a team of four family medicine/sports trained physicians.

  • Join a premier group practice with 30 regionally recognized orthopedic partners, consisting of 19 surgeons, six non-operative physicians, four podiatrists, and one neuropsychologist who are associated with Sanford USD Medical Center
  • Provide a portal for new patients for a first evaluation to determine the Orthopaedic pathway and appropriate approach to care/treatment and to see patients for ongoing non-operative care and follow up
  • See patients 14 to Geriatric with needs in the areas of general, joint, hand, sports or shoulder & elbow
  • The group is located in a state-of-the-art orthopedic facility which houses orthopedic and sports medicine, podiatric, neurology, neurosurgery, and physical medicine and rehab physicians
  • The Van Demark building also houses durable medical equipment, radiology, and therapy services

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, SD, the organization has 60,000 employees and serves more than 2.5 million patients and nearly 415,000 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 60 hospitals, 315 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,900 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies.

The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. With nearly 450 residents and fellows are trained each year through over 40 graduate medical education programs.

About Sanford Health in Sioux Falls

  • 545 hospital beds
  • The only Level I Adult verified Trauma Center and the only verified Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in SD
  • Free standing Sanford Children’s Hospital
  • Sanford Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is the region’s only Level IV NICU
  • Large referral area
  • Research opportunities
  • Serving a city population of 314,000
  • 540+ Physicians and 550+ APPs

Community Description

Life in Sioux Falls

Located in the heart of the Midwest, Sioux Falls balances an excellent quality of life with a strong economy in a safe, clean environment in southeast South Dakota. With a competitive cost of living, no state income tax and amenities of a community twice its size, such as fine dining, shopping, arts, sports and nightlife, Sioux Falls is a welcoming and friendly place to call home.

Job Description

Sports Medicine Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, evaluate diagnosis, and provide consultation and continuous care to patients of all ages for the enhancement of health and fitness and the prevention of common sports injuries and illnesses.

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 log.

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

The applicant must be able to demonstrate clinical involvement in at least 25 sport medicine cases in the last 12 months.

OR If a quality profile is not available from the clinical setting where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinical activity for the past 12 months is required.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate clinical involvement in at least 25 sport medicine cases in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a residency or fellowship program in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation followed by successful completion of a fellowship in Sports Medicine accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.

The Credentials Committee; Physician Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency or fellowship 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, as applicable.

Those applicants who are not board certified or obtained a certificate of added qualification (CAQ) 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 or CAQ within five years from the date of completion of their fellowship training unless such requirement is waived by the appropriate governing Board.

(Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions) 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 salary 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 relocation allowance.

Recruiter Information

Jessilyn Barker, Lead Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (605) 328-6986 or Email: jessilyn.Barker@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 provide first evaluations for new orthopedic patients and deliver ongoing non-operative care for patients of all ages. They will work within a multidisciplinary team to manage sports injuries and enhance patient health and fitness.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationClinical diagnosisJoint careShoulder and elbow careHand careTrauma care

Family Medicine - Sports Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 48% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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).

Location & Logistics

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

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physician roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,236 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Sioux Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$304k
Typical market rent
$1,302/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
None
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

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

Benefits & Perks

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
Relocation allowance