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Sanford Health
East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Physician - Dermatology

DermatologyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$509k-$658k

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

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
  • Dermatology

Practice Details

Sanford Health is seeking a BC/BE Dermatologist to join its Dermatology practice in East Grand Forks, MN.

  • Join a busy, well-established practice. Located in a newly, beautifully designed clinic.
  • Current staff includes a board certified dermatologist and a nurse practitioner.
  • Full range of dermatologic services available.
  • Live and work in a unique Minnesota community just minutes from the University of North Dakota located in Grand Forks, ND.
  • Characterized by small town friendliness
  • Excellent school system
  • Technical & Community College

Community Description

About Sanford Health Fargo Region

  • 6 medical centers and 51 clinics
  • More than 660 beds
  • Employs 840 providers
  • Serving a population of more than 800,000

East Grand Forks Community

East Grand Forks, Minnesota is a community of 8,600, located in northwestern Minnesota on the border with neighboring Grand Forks, North Dakota, a community of 55,000.

  • Downtown has a variety of restaurants, with some situated along the river front

Job Description

Dermatology Core Privileges include the privileges to perform history and physical examination, provide consultative services, evaluate, diagnose, and provide nonsurgical and surgical care to patients of all ages.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways: An applicant who has just completed a residency shall provide his/her residency or fellowship log.

OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 24 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 100 Dermatology procedures in the last 24 months. OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinical activity for the past 24 months is required.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 100 Dermatology cases in the last 24 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated residency in Dermatology of at least 4 years’ duration (transitional year + 3 years’ dermatology residency) accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada in the residency.

The Credentials Committee; Medical Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency 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 at the time of application but who have completed their residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions)

Compensation

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including a 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 a relocation allowance.

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including a 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 a relocation allowance.

Annual compensation floor range (based on 1.0 FTE): $508,649 - $658,252 plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.

Additional incentives may be offered. Actual compensation offers may vary and are determined based on multiple factors including education, training, certification, experience, scope of practice and actual job requirements.

Recruiter Information

Laura Viozzi, Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 2346533 or Email: Laura.Viozzi@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 consultative services, evaluate, and diagnose patients of all ages within a dermatology practice. Responsibilities include performing history and physical examinations, as well as delivering both nonsurgical and surgical dermatologic care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient examinationDiagnosisNonsurgical careClinical documentation

Dermatology — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Dermatology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 63% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 7,369 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $55 per wRVU — implying roughly $405k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks13 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
85% this job
Relocation assistance
38% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Dermatology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 327 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in East Grand Forks

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$274k≈ 0.5× annual pay
Median resident rent
$888/mo≈ 2% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.7
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Grand Forks, ND-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Sanford Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401K Plan
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
CME Allowance