Physician - Neonatology
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
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
Neonatology
Practice Details
Sanford Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Neonatologist to join a successful, well-established group of physicians.
- >22-Week GA Care
- Conventional and high frequency vents, NAVA
- Neurology, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Surgery & GI sub specialties accessible for referral or consult from Fargo
- Pediatric cardiology on staff
- Expanding transport service to referral area
- Maternal Fetal Medicine physician on staff
- Level III NICU
- Single patient rooms allowing for family to room with patient
- 12,000 Sq Ft, 24 bed, 18 private rooms
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, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including Iowa, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties.
About Sanford Health Western North Dakota
With locations in Bismarck, Dickinson, Mandan, Minot and Watford City, the west region proudly serves an area that spans more than 83,000 square miles and stretches into three states. In Bismarck, the Sanford Medical Center is the region’s home for health care – and has a Level II Trauma and Stroke Center.
- 230+ Physicians and 170+ APPs
Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested: An applicant who has just completed a fellowship provides his/her fellowship log. OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship shall provide a quality profile from the 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 they have cared for 50 neonatal patients in the last 12 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 setting activity for the last 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate they have cared for 50 neonatal patients in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.
Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Pediatric residency program and completion of a fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. Training at residency and fellowship programs accredited by organizations other than the above, may be considered via the waiver of eligibility process as defined in the Credentialing Policy. Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/ subspecialty 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 fellowship training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their fellowship training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity’s 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 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, paid time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance
Recruiter Information
Brandon Leier, Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 3232094 or Email: brandon. leier@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 comprehensive care for newborns with complex and life-threatening conditions, including respiratory failure and congenital abnormalities. Responsibilities include performing history and physical exams, diagnosing patients, and providing consultative services within a Level III NICU.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Neonatology — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 60% have no call, 32% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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