Sanford Health is seeking a BE/BC general surgeon with fellowship training in surgical critical care and extensive trauma experience to join their emergency general surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care team in Fargo, North Dakota. This role involves covering Surgical Critical Care, Emergency General Surgery, and Trauma Surgery Services within the region's only Level 1 Adult Trauma Center. The position offers opportunities for an academic appointment with the University of North Dakota Medical School, including teaching and research.
Practice Info
- Team consists of ten surgeons and six nurse practitioners
- Region's only Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, & Joint Commission accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Trauma Volume 2700/year, 95% blunt trauma
- High volume complex emergency general surgery
- Teaching of medical students & surgical residents and research opportunities are available
- Critical Care Fellowship beginning 2026
Responsibilities
- Cover the Surgical Critical Care Service
- Cover Emergency General Surgery
- Cover Trauma Surgery Service
- Obtain an academic appointment through University of North Dakota Medical School
- Demonstrated competency in the care of adult and pediatric trauma patients
- Meet and abide by the Medical Staff bylaws of Sanford USD Medical Center
Compensation
- Nationally competitive compensation plan
Benefits
- Physician benefits package including a 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
- BE/BC general surgeon fellowship trained in surgical critical care with extensive experience in trauma
- M.D. or D.O. degree
- Meets all criteria for appointment to the Surgery Department of the Medical Staff
- Holds current Board Certification in a surgical specialty recognized by the American Board of Surgery, or be board eligible by these organizations
- If not Board Certified, may apply for consideration as per Alternate Pathway Criteria established by the ACS
- Demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of General Surgery and case volumes should show performance of at least 100 procedures in the past 12 months
- Maintenance of certification demonstrates evidence of ongoing trauma related education for Board-eligible or Board-certified surgeons
- For any trauma surgeon previously approved through the Alternate Pathway Criteria, continued competency for the care of trauma patients must be demonstrated by 36 hours of verifiable external trauma-related CME over a 3 year period
- Attendance at a minimum of 50% of the Trauma Quality and Safety QI meetings per year
- Maintenance of ATLS certification every 4 years