Physician - Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Trained Physician

Sanford USD Medical Center Emergency Department is seeking a BE/BC Pediatric Emergency Medicine Trained Physician, with either board certification in general pediatrics or adult emergency medicine, to join our group.

Join the current group of 4 PEM fellowship trained physicians who work alongside 22 EM physicians and 6 APPs

Sanford currently has the only PEM program in the Dakotas

Level I Verified Adult & Level II Pediatric Trauma Center with 46,000+ encounters per year (adult + pediatric)

Pediatric emergency department visits per year = 6,000

15 shifts per month

Current shift hours: 0800-1700 & 1600-0000

Opportunity to participate in both clinical practice and academic medicine

New Pediatric Emergency Department opening January 2026 10 dedicated rooms including a trauma bay, adjacent to the main ED (main ED has 32 beds)

Emergency Medicine Residency program launching in July 2026

The inaugural EM residents will collaborate closely with Pediatric residents from both SD and ND

Children's Hospital is a 146-bed state-of-the-art tertiary care center with 80+ sub-specialists; facilities include a 58-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a 12-bed Pediatric ICU

AirMed Program has 2-fixed-wing planes and 1-helicopter

About Sanford Health Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the healthcare experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including Iowa, Minnesota, North, South Dakota, Wyoming, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organizational transformation virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties.

About Sanford Health in Sioux Falls

545 hospital beds

The only Level I Adult Trauma Center in the state of SD and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in the state of SD

Free standing Sanford Children's Hospital

Sanford Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is the region's only Level IV NICU

Large referral area

Research and teaching opportunities

Serving a city population of 277,076

540+ Physicians and 550+ APPs

Compensation Package Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive daily salary with a night differential, with an additional physician benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and relocation allowance

About this Community Located in the heart of the Midwest, Sioux Falls balances and excellent quality of life with a strong economy in safe, clean environment in southeast South Dakota. With a competitive cost of living, no state income tax and amenities of a community twice its size, such as fine dining, shopping, arts, sports and nightlife, Sioux Falls is a welcoming and friendly place to call home.

Job Function Physicians

Req Number R-0182423

Equal Employment Opportunity Sanford and its affiliate brands have consistently operated under the principle of equal treatment for all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, in regard to public assistance or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.