Physician - Internal Medicine

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
• Internal Medicine

Practice Details

Sanford Health has an immediate opening for a BC/BE Internal Medicine to practice in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.

• A busy clinic practice with opportunity to see 25 patients per day.
• Additional practice opportunities exist for those seeking additional outpatient or hospital inpatient service provision.
• Built In 2014, our clinic, hospital, surgery center and outpatient services are all housed under one roof of 136,000 sq feet
• Current internal medicine practice includes 2 internal medicine physicians and 1 NP. This is supported by a large multipractice primary care and specialty care group of physicians and APPs.
• Qualifies as a HPSA site.

Community Description

Thief River Falls, Minnesota population is 9,400 and growing.

• Multiple large employers -Arctic Cat and worldwide electronic distributor, Digi-Key Corporation

Amenities Include

• Great schools with small class sizes
• Many options for recreation, clubs and organizations
• Northland Community Technical College
• 1-hour away from Grand Forks, ND - home to UND
• 45-minute affordable flight to/from Minneapolis via Denver Air
• Boutiques
• Retail shops
• Beautiful biking/hiking/walking paths and trails
• Ralph Engelstad Arena that holds entertainment and sporting events

Job Description

Internal Medicine Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examinations, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnosis, treat and provide consultative services to adolescent and adult patients with common and complex illness, diseases and functional disorders of the circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, hematopoietic, gastroenteric, and genitourinary systems.

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 residency shall provide their residency procedure log and a list of completed rotations, as applicable.

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, to include number 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 50 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 50 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 an Internal Medicine residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.

Training at residency 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) 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

Competitive compensation package includes:

• Floor of $330,000 for the first two years of the employment contract plus wRVU upside
• A $100,000 retention incentive to be paid if you remain a 1.0 FTE for 3 years (this will be subject to a contractual agreement specifying all details)

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.