Physician - Orthopedic Surgery

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Visas Accepted
N/A
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery

Practice Details
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center is seeking a BE/BC Orthopedic surgeon to join its multi-specialty group. Sanford Health is a leader in Orthopedic and Sports Medicine with coverage for collegiate, club and high school athletics. Opportunity to be a team physician for NCAA Division II University in the strongest D-II conference in the country.

• Ideal candidate would have general orthopedic skills and experience to diagnose and treat a variety of musculoskeletal disorders, injuries, and grow a sports medicine practice
• 4 Large Surgery Suites & 21 Prep/Recovery Rooms; 9 PACU Bays
• Shared call with other orthopedic surgeons
• Mid-level support
• Athletic training support in clinic and on field
• Onsite therapy services

Community Description
The city of Aberdeen is the third largest community in the state, with more than 29,000 residents. As the hub of northeastern South Dakota, Aberdeen is ideally located in the heart of outdoor sport and recreation country with prime fishing and hunting.
Aberdeen is home to Northern State University. Both public and private schools are available for K-12. Aberdeen also boasts a range of entertainment and recreational options, including the state's largest fair, Storybook Land and Wiley Park, seasonal festivals, shopping, theater, and restaurants.

Job Description
Orthopedic Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, evaluate, diagnose, and provide pre-, intra-, and postoperative care and perform orthopedic surgical procedures for patients of all ages - except where specifically excluded from practice.

Qualifications
M.D. or D.O. degree.


Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
An applicant who has just completed a residency or Fellowship shall provide his/her residency or Fellowship log.
OR
An 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 24 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 200 orthopedic surgery
procedures in the last 24 months.
OR
If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant's hospital-based clinical activity for the past 24 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 200 orthopedic surgery procedures in the last 24 months.

More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated orthopedic 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 Physician and Surgeons of Canada in the residency. Training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above may be considered by the; Credentials Committee; Physician Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors.

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. For those applicants that are not board certified at the time of application, but who have completed their residency training within the last five years; must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless appropriate governing Board (Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions) 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
Jessilyn Barker, Lead Physician Recruiter

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