Physician - Pediatrics - Neurology

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 - Child Neurology

Practice Details

Sanford Health is currently seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Neurologist to join our expansive pediatric specialty team at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.

• Join a growing team consisting of 1 physician and 1 advanced practice provider
• Clinic-based practice with hospital consults throughout the 72+ bed Children's Hospital
• Pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit located within the Children’s hospital
• Well-established pediatric team including 65+ pediatric sub-specialists
• Sanford Medical Center is a designated comprehensive stroke center, level 1 trauma for adults and the only level 2 pediatric trauma unit
• Sanford Health Fargo serves a large catchment area of 1.2 million throughout ND, MN and parts of SD and MT
• Joint appointment as clinical faculty with Department of Pediatrics at UND School of Medicine and Health Science teaching medical students & family medicine residents
• Will serve as faculty in future adult neurology residency program

Community Description

ABOUT SANFORD HEALTH IN FARGO
• Three Sanford Health Medical Center campuses in Fargo/Moorhead area
• State-of-the-art one-million-square-foot medical center opened in 2017, with 302 beds
• Level I Adult Trauma Center supported by AirMed services covering a three-state area

FARGO COMMUNITY
The Fargo-Moorhead and West Fargo metro area is a diverse, family-oriented community of 216,000 people that offers high quality of life and low cost of living.
Outstanding schools, a vibrant business community, a thriving downtown district, cultural activities, and a wide variety of sports and recreation are just a few of the many reasons people love to call the Fargo area home.

Job Description

Child Neurology Core Privileges include the ability to admit (if applicable to the setting), perform history and physical examinations, evaluate, diagnosis, treat, and provide consultation to neonates, infants, children and adolescents.

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 shall provide his/her residency 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 for 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.

Successful completion of a Child Neurology residency 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 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.

Competitive compensation package includes:
• Annual compensation of $330,000 for the first two years of the employment contract, plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.
• In addition, a $100,000 retention incentive to be paid if you remain a 1.0 FTE for 4 years (this will be subject to a contractual agreement specifying all details)

Recruiter Information

Martty Trout, Lead Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 2346516 or Email: martty.trout@sanfordhealth.org