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Bismarck, North Dakota

Physician - Pediatric Hospitalist

PediatricsFull-Time

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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
  • Pediatrics - Hospitalist

Practice Details

Sanford Children’s Hospital is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Pediatrician to join a successful, well-established group of 5 physicians and 1 advanced practice providers.

  • Provide primary hospital, normal newborn nursery care and coordinate referrals to specialists
  • 15 bed Children’s Hospital
  • 24/7 PICU coverage
  • Local sub-specialties: Cardiology, Neurosurgery, Urology
  • Outreach sub-specialties: Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Physical Medicine.
  • Culture of innovation and supportive administration

Community Description

As the capital city of North Dakota, Bismarck is truly one of a kind. The city offers picturesque landscapes and farmland, a fast-growing community of more than 125,000 and economic diversity. Centrally located in the state, Bismarck borders the west side of the Missouri River and has a neighborhood full of friendly people.

Job Description

Pediatric Core Privilege include the ability to admit (if applicable to setting), evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to patients from birth to young adulthood (21 years of age) concerning their physical, emotional, and social health as well as treating acute and chronic disease, including major complicated illnesses.

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 residency log.

OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency 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 at least 50 pediatric 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 at least 50 pediatrc patients in the 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 residency Pediatric 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)

Compensation

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including 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 primary hospital and newborn nursery care while coordinating referrals to various pediatric sub-specialists. They are responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients from birth to young adulthood for both acute and chronic conditions.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationDiagnosisTreatment planningAcute disease managementChronic disease managementClinical documentationReferral coordination

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 66% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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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Salary Distribution22 jobs · 20 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
68% this job
Relocation assistance
37% this job
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 730 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Bismarck

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k
Typical market rent
$1,306/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.0
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Bismarck, ND metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

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