Sanford Health is seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Physiatrist to join Sanford Children's Specialty Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This role involves providing specialized care to infants, children, and adolescents with various conditions affecting physical function, mobility, and quality of life. The physician will focus on improving functional outcomes and promoting independence through comprehensive evaluation, medical management, rehabilitation planning, and coordination of multidisciplinary care within a well-established pediatric sub-specialty practice.
Practice Info
- Join one Pediatric Physiatrist and two Physician Assistants in a well-established pediatric sub-specialty practice
- Opportunity for Medical Directorship if desired
- Practice is located in a multidisciplinary outpatient setting with PT/OT/ST/seating and positioning psychology, orthotics and prosthetics and an array of specialty rehab/therapy clinics
- Duties also include inpatient consults and care at Sanford Children's Hospital and at the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Lifescape, a specialty hospital and human services agency, serving children ages 0-21, as well as adults, with developmental disabilities and rehabilitation needs
- Sanford Children's Castle of Care Hospital
- Sanford Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is the region's only Level IV NICU
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized care to infants, children, and adolescents with congenital, developmental, neuromuscular, and musculoskeletal conditions that affect physical function, mobility, and quality of life
- Focus on improving functional outcomes and promoting independence through comprehensive evaluation, medical management, rehabilitation planning, and coordination of multidisciplinary care
- Aid in the development of comprehensive regional clinical pediatric rehabilitation services
- Perform inpatient consults and care at Sanford Children's Hospital and at the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Lifescape
Compensation
- Nationally competitive compensation plan
- Additional physician benefits package
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
- Relocation allowance
Requirements
- BC/BE Pediatric Physiatrist
- Opportunity is best suited for strong clinicians who want to maintain an academic interest
- M.D. or D.O. degree
- Successful completion of an accredited residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation & a fellowship in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
- Current medical license in each state of practice
- State Controlled Substance License (if required by State)
- Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances in each state of practice
- Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation by the American Board of PM&R and subspecialty certification in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine or equivalent (American Osteopathic Board, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada)
- If physician is not board certified upon commencement of employment, they must achieve board certification as outlined in the privileging documents
- No visa sponsorship available