Physician - General Surgery

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Visas Accepted N/A Practice Details Sanford Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible General Surgeon to join staff of its located in Alexandria, MN Flexible Schedule Clinic practice with surgery and endoscopy at local hospital Robotics available Call is shared with 3 other general surgeons – 1 : 4 weekday and weekend call Potential outreach to other Sanford clinics Multispecialty group practice including Family Practice, Endocrinology, OB/GYN, Surgery, Podiatry, Pediatrics, Psychology, Psychiatry, Physical and Speech Therapy Service Region of 40,000 Community Description Alexandria balances an excellent quality of life, a strong economy, and a safe, clean-living environment. This makes Alexandria a wonderful, safe place to live, work and raise a family! Conveniently located on 4-lane interstate 135 miles from Minneapolis Beautiful lakes community Job Description General Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to admit, evaluate, diagnose and provide pre-, intra-, and postoperative care and perform surgical procedures for adolescents and adults (except where specifically excluded from practice and except for those special procedure privilege), to correct or treat various conditions, illnesses, and injuries of the alimentary tract, abdomen and its contents, breast, skin, soft tissue, head and neck, endocrine system, and minor extremity surgery. Surgery Core privileges also include the ability to provide for the on-call emergent/urgent needs of the pediatric and pre-adolescent surgical patient within the core privilege definition. Qualifications M.D. or D.O. degree. Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways: Applicant who has just completed a residency shall provide his/her residency or fellowship log. Applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 12 months, including numbers of procedures, morbidity, mortality, infection rates and other complications. Applicant must be able to 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. Successful completion of a hospital-affiliated surgical residency program or a clinical fellowship of at least five years’ duration accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The credentials committee, physician executive or medical affairs committee; and the board of directors or the board of governors may consider training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above. Certification by the appropriate specialty 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 residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing board waives such requirement. Compensation Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan 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, allowed time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance. Recruiter Information Jenna Berlinger, Physician Recruiter Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io or Email: View email address on click.appcast.io EEO Statement Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Dormont Manufacturing Co