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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant | Obstetrics & Gynecology

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday4-day week · 4×10sWeekdays only

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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

10 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Compensation

Union Position

  • No
  • Department Details
  • Four 10 hour shifts, Monday thru Friday
  • No Holiday's
  • No Weekends

Home location is Sanford Clinic Madison and Veteran's Parkway but travel to other locations (Medical Building 3, Women's Health Plaza, or other Women's Outreachs) may be required.

Summary

The OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care to women across the lifespan, with a focus on reproductive health, pregnancy, and gynecologic conditions. The NP works in collaboration with OB/GYN physicians and other healthcare professionals to deliver comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic services.

Job Description

Perform well-woman exams, Pap smears, and routine gynecologic screenings. Manage common gynecologic concerns such as infections, menstrual disorders, contraception, and menopause. Provide prenatal and postnatal care in collaboration with supervising physicians.

Conduct initial obstetric assessments, order and interpret prenatal labs and imaging. Educate patients on birth control options, family planning, pregnancy, and postpartum care. Assist in managing chronic conditions affecting reproductive health (e. g., PCOS, endometriosis).

Support patients with infertility evaluations and treatment coordination. Provide urgent evaluations for early pregnancy complications or gynecologic emergencies. Participate in patient education and counseling, including lifestyle, nutrition, and wellness.

Document all care in the electronic health record accurately and timely. Maintain clinical practice within scope of licensure and in compliance with organizational policies.

Qualifications

Master’s or Doctorate degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. If APRN was licensed prior to August 1, 1995, master's degree in nursing is preferred.

At least 1–2 years of experience in women’s health or OB/GYN setting preferred.

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner 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) National board certification as a Women's Health (WHNP-BC) Family (FNP-BC) or (FNP–C), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care (AGPCNP-BC) or (A-GNP), Adult (ANP-C) Obtains and subsequently maintains required specific competencies and certifications as outlined on privilege form.

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 Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care to women, focusing on reproductive health, pregnancy, and gynecologic conditions. They collaborate with physicians to deliver preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic services while documenting care in electronic health records.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

ObstetricsGynecologyPrenatal careContraception counselingDiagnostic servicesElectronic health record documentationInfertility evaluation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant | Obstetrics & Gynecology 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 Ob/gyn (NP) — ranked against 107 active Ob/gyn (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

OB/GYN — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 56% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% 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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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Ob/gyn (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 107 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

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.