Sanford Health, one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States, is seeking a dedicated Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician. This role offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive care to children with congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments, working within a clinic-based practice with hospital consults. Join a team committed to health and healing, with ample development and advancement opportunities.
Practice Info
- Clinic-based practice with hospital consults throughout the Children's Hospital (NICU, Peds, PICU)
- Outreach opportunities
- Support Peds Coordinated Treatment Centers for diagnoses including Brain Injury, Down Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy, Neurodevelopmental, Myelodysplasia, and Cerebral Palsy
- Ability to provide botox procedures with nitrous, propofol, mod sedation with ARU staff and anesthesia
- Sanford Health South University Medical Center rehab unit is a 21-bed CARF accredited unit with average daily census 17.4, serving adolescents and adults in both general rehab and brain injury
- Region's only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
Responsibilities
- Admit, evaluate, diagnose, and provide consultation and medical therapy to children with congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments
- Provide care to patients in the intensive care setting in conformance with unit policies
- Assess, stabilize, and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services
Compensation
- Nationally competitive compensation plan
- Additional physician benefits package
- Relocation allowance
Benefits
- 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
Shift & Schedule
- Call will be one in four weekends
Requirements
- M.D. or D.O. degree
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have provided PRM inpatient or consultative services for at least 50 patients in the past 12 months OR applicants in PRM must be able to demonstrate current competence and an adequate volume of experience (100 patients) with acceptable results, reflective of the scope of privileges requested, for the past 24 months based on results of ongoing professional practice evaluation and outcomes
- Evidence of current physical and mental ability to perform privileges requested is required of all applicants for renewal of privileges
- Continuing education related to PRM should be required
- If recently trained, a letter of reference should come from the director of the applicant's training program; alternatively, a letter of reference may come from the applicable department chair and/or clinical service chief at the facility where the applicant most recently practiced
- Applicants must have completed an ACGME program in PM&R or an accredited combined or consecutive residency training in both PM&R and pediatrics
- Applicants must then complete an ACGME-approved PRM fellowship training program or complete at least three years of practice experience primarily in PRM
- 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 fellowship training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their fellowship training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement
- H-1B visa sponsorship available