Physician - Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Trained Physician Opportunity

Sanford USD Medical Center Emergency Department is seeking a board-eligible/board-certified 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 four PEM fellowship trained physicians who work alongside 22 emergency medicine physicians and six advanced practice providers.

Sanford currently has the only PEM program in the Dakotas. It is a level I verified adult and level II pediatric trauma center with 46,000+ encounters per year (adult + pediatric). Pediatric emergency department visits per year are 6,000. There are 15 shifts per month with current shift hours of 0800-1700 and 1600-0000.

There is an opportunity to participate in both clinical practice and academic medicine. A new pediatric emergency department is opening in January 2026, with 10 dedicated rooms including a trauma bay, adjacent to the main ED (main ED has 32 beds). The emergency medicine residency program is 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. The airMed program has two fixed-wing planes and one 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 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 an excellent quality of life with a strong economy in a 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.