Physician - Physical Medicine | Pain Medicine - Gillette, WY

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

H1B or J1

Specialty

Physical Medicine

Practice Details

Join a growing outpatient practice focused on comprehensive musculoskeletal & interventional pain care.

Practice Highlights
• Monday – Friday schedule | No call
• Outpatient practice
• Mix of clinic and procedural days
• Full-time position includes 36 patient contact hours per week
• Design your EPIC template to match your practice style

Clinical Focus could include:
• Musculoskeletal evaluations for acute and chronic pain conditions
• Non-surgical sports medicine and concussion care
• Interventional pain management procedures
• Ultrasound-guided injections
• Neuropathic pain management
• EMG/NCS diagnostics and Spinal cord stimulation
• BOTOX injections
• Care for neuropathic pain syndromes and complex regional pain disorders
• Coordination with physical therapy and other specialties to optimize patient outcomes
• Commitment to opioid stewardship and evidence-based prescribing practices
• Opportunity to build and grow a balanced practice of procedures and longitudinal patient care

Community Description

About Gillette community (pop. 34,000)

• Wide-open spaces and a strong sense of community
• A family-friendly community without the congestion of a larger city
• Short, easy commutes
• Outdoor access — hiking, fishing, camping, skiing and wildlife
• Proximity to the Black Hills, Bighorn Mountains and Devils Tower
• Parks, walking trails, recreation and local dining/retail
• No Wyoming state income tax
• A lifestyle that gives you more room and time outside of work

Job Description

Physical Medicine and Rehab Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, evaluate, diagnose, and provide consultation and nonsurgical therapeutic treatment to inpatients and outpatients of all ages with physical impairments or disabilities involving neuromuscular, neurologic, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal disorders. Examples of these disease process would include but are not limited to: cerebral palsy, stroke, MS, spina bifida with paraplegia or paraparesis, arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, rehab care of amputations, collagen disease, tissue disorders such as burns and ulcers, hemiplegia from CVA or other causes, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord trauma.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways: An applicant who has just completed a residency shall provide his/her residency or fellowship 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 past 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 25 Physical Medicine and Rehab cases 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 activity for the past 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 25 Physical Medicine and Rehab cases in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Physical Medicine and Rehab residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. The Credentials Committee; Physician Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above. Certification by the appropriate specialty 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 entities policy for grandfather exceptions)

Compensation

Compensation Package
• Annual compensation range of $500,000-575,000 for the first two years of the employment contract, plus estimated potential to exceed the compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.
• In addition, 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).
• Additional benefits including 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.

Recruiter Information

Lisa Vognild, Senior Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (605) 312-6655 or Email: lisa.vognild@sanfordhealth.org