Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Gastroenterologist to join their well-established team. This role offers the opportunity to provide world-class healthcare in America's heartland, focusing on both inpatient and outpatient care. The position emphasizes work-life balance with a structured shift schedule and comprehensive support.
Practice Info
- Join a successful, well-established team of 5 physicians and 5 advanced practice providers
- Inpatient APP support, including daily rounding, patient management, and coordination of care with the GI hospitalist team
- Area served includes Bismarck/Mandan metropolitan along with western ND and portions of eastern Montana
- EMR: EPIC
- Collaboration with ED and hospitalists to provide inpatient consults and procedures as needed
Responsibilities
- Perform a limited number of outpatient procedures, mainly EUS and ERCPs based on department needs
- Perform history and physical examinations
- Admit patients (if applicable to the setting)
- Provide consultative services
- Evaluate, diagnose, and provide nonsurgical care to adolescent and adult patients presenting with illnesses, injuries, and disorders of the stomach, intestines, and related structure, such as the esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas including biopsies
Compensation
- Compensation of $4,945 per 24-hour shift
- Additional shifts are available above FTE, if desired
- $250,000 retention incentive to be paid if you remain a 1.0 FTE for 4 years
Benefits
- Nationally competitive compensation plan
- Physician benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance
- 401K plan
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Malpractice insurance and tail coverage
- Relocation allowance
Shift & Schedule
- 24-hour call shifts
- 120 shifts per year considered a 1.0 FTE to enhance work / life balance
Requirements
- ERCP required
- EUS preferred
- M.D. or D.O. degree
- Successful completion of Internal Medicine residency program
- Completion of a fellowship in Gastroenterology accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada
- 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
- If not board certified at the time of application but completed fellowship training within the last five years, must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of fellowship training
- Active involvement in 50 gastroenterology cases in the last 12 months