Physician | Hospitalist
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Avera Health as a Physician | Hospitalist in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Key Responsibilities
- Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients according to medical staff approved protocol and acceptable standards of practice.
- Provides medical services and health education to patients and family members. Effectively contributes to the health education of individuals and groups and applies appropriate methods designed to increase each person’s motivation to assume responsibility for their own health care.
- Performs necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Interprets information gathered during the diagnostic process and formulates appropriate plan of care.
Requirements
- Board of Medicine Licensed and qualified to practice medicine in the state that services are provided and board certified or board eligible Upon Hire or Doctor of Osteopathy
Benefits & Compensation
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Call responsibilities required.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
Work with Avera Health in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
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).
Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 53% have no call, 28% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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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- Includes call
- Includes weekends