Sanford Health is seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Sleep Medicine physician to join their large team of board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatricians and specialists. This role offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive sleep medicine care to pediatric patients within a state-of-the-art medical center. The physician will also have a joint appointment as clinical faculty, contributing to medical education.
Practice Info
- Join a team including 1 Pediatric Sleep Physician, clinical support staff, and Pediatric trained Sleep Techs.
- Perform pediatric sleep studies in a Pediatric Sleep Lab for infants to 18 years, with a portable sleep unit for inpatient studies.
- Supported by a team of more than 65 board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatricians and pediatric specialists across more than 25 medical specialties.
- The Sanford Medical Center houses an 8-bed PICU with additional flex beds, a 24-bed pediatric unit, and a 40-bed Level III NICU.
- 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 the Department of Pediatrics at UND School of Medicine and Health Science, teaching medical students and family medicine residents, and an upcoming pediatric residency in 2024.
Responsibilities
- Admit, evaluate, diagnose, and provide consultation and treatment to patients of all ages presenting with conditions or disorders of sleep.
- Manage sleep-related breathing disorders (such as obstructive sleep apnea), circadian rhythm disorders, insomnia, parasomnias, disorders of excessive sleepiness (e.g., narcolepsy), sleep-related movement disorders, and other conditions pertaining to the sleep-wake cycle.
Compensation
- Nationally competitive compensation plan
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
- M.D. or D.O. degree.
- Experience demonstrated through the evaluation of at least 100 patients, reflective of the scope of privileges requested, in the past 12 months or successful completion of an accredited residency or clinical fellowship in the past 12 months.
- Of those, 25 should carry a sleep disorder other than sleep-disordered breathing, such as insomnia, parasomnias, narcolepsy, and other disorders of excessive daytime sleepiness.
- Successful completion of an ACGME- or AOA-accredited fellowship program in sleep medicine, and/or current subspecialty certification or active participation in the examination process leading to subspecialty certification in sleep medicine by the relevant ABMS board or completion of a CAQ by the relevant AOA board.
- Current certification by the AASM is acceptable for applicants who became certified prior to 2007.
- Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/subspecialty board of the American Board of Sleep Medicine or a foreign equivalent accepted by the board.
- 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.