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Sanford Health
Alexandria, Minnesota

Physician - Psychiatry

PsychiatryFull-Time

Listed compensation

$96k-$383k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo 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
  • Psychiatry

Practice Details

Sanford Health is currently seeking a BC/BE Psychiatrist to join its established practice in Alexandria, MN. Boasting a primary care service area of 35,000+, Sanford Health Alexandria is proud to offer care by 48 providers in over 20 specialties.

  • Join a psychiatrist and two psychologists in a multispecialty group practice
  • Including Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Surgery, Pediatrics, ENT, Endocrinology, Oncology & Hematology, Psychology, Pulmonology, and Podiatry. Also, Profile by Sanford (weight loss program).
  • Sanford Outreach Services including Allergy & Immunology, Hand Surgery, Neuropsychology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Reproductive Endocrinology, Sleep Medicine, Urology, Vascular Surgery, and Weight Loss Surgery
  • State of the art technology; EPIC medical record

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

Alexandria Community

Alexandria balances an excellent quality of life, a strong economy, and a safe, clean living environment. This makes Alexandria a wonderful, safe place to live, work and raise a family!

  • Conveniently located on 4-lane interstate
  • 135 miles from Minneapolis
  • Beautiful lakes community

Job Description

Psychiatry Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting ), evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients above the age of 12 who suffer from mental, behavioral, addictive, or emotional disorders (e. g., psychoses, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, developmental disabilities, sexual dysfunctions, and adjustment disorders).

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

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 residency provides his/her resident 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 last 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of inpatient services to be at least 30 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 clinic activity for the last 12 months is required.

The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the care of 30 patients in clinical practice in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Psychiatry residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.

Training at residency and 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 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 entity’s 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.

Annual compensation floor range (based on 1.0 FTE): $95,849 - $382,864 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

Martty Trout, Lead Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 2346516 or Email: martty.trout@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 perform history and physical examinations, evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients aged 12 and older for various mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders. They will work within a multispecialty group practice to provide comprehensive psychiatric care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

DiagnosisPatient evaluationMental health treatmentBehavioral healthAddiction treatmentPsychotherapyMedical record documentation

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 62% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Psychiatry market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$96k–$383kPsychiatry median $325k (middle half $275k–$364k)100 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$243k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Minnesota45 active1,863 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 62% remote · 62% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota physician listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus · 24% offer loan repayment610 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry hiring demand#27 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,316 in the last 30 days923 the 30 days before (+43%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$722k$62/wRVU × 11,644 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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<$360k
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$400k-440k
11
$440k-480k
3
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
90%
CME allowance
30% this job
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
13% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,855 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sanford Health

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

Benefits & Perks

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

Living in Alexandria

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$307k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,303/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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