Clinical Physician

The North Dakota State Hospital - Jamestown, ND - Clinical Physician

A Sign on Bonus starting at $30,000 and/or loan repayment can be awarded to the successful applicant.


Asthe Clinical Physician you will contribute to the health and wellbeing of the North Dakota State Hospital's clients and residents through the prevention, detection, and treatment of illnesses. The Clinical Physician completes histories and physicals of new admits, annual, pre-ops and discharging clients. The Clinical Physician also provides medical consults and evaluations of both common and complex medical conditions, collaborates proactively with adjunct health professionals to manage the patients' health needs in a holistic manner.


The Clinical Physician supervises dental healthcare staff and works closely with Pharmacy, Lab and X-Ray, as well as off-campus providers. Furthermore, the clinical physician partners with hospital committees such as infection control, medical staff to provide guidance and ensure that proper practices and protocols are being followed. The physician is a key stakeholder in NDSH quality improvement initiatives.


To be considered for this position, you must be a Board Certified or Board Eligible M.D./D.O., with a completed residency in family medicine. Must be currently licensed, or eligible to qualify for licensure in North Dakota. Board Certification status must be included with application.


About NDHS

The North Dakota State Hospital (NDSH), located in Jamestown, is a Joint Commission accredited and Medicare certified hospital with an approximate bed count of 300 adult psychiatric, chemically dependent and secure service populations.


NDSH is a division of the North Dakota Department of Health & Human Serviceswhich provides vulnerable North Dakotans services to maintain or enhance their quality of life with dignity and respect. The department is the largest state agency and employs more than 2,200 people across the state.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.


About Team ND


"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Application Procedures


Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).


Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.


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A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.


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Equal Employment Opportunity


The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.