Physician - Pulmonary Medicine

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Visas Accepted
N/A
Specialty
Pulmonary Medicine

Practice Details
Sanford Health has an immediate opening for a BC/BE Pulmonologist to join a well-established practice in Fargo, North Dakota consisting of 5 Pulmonology/Critical Care Physicians and 4 Physician Assistants.


Practice Details:
• Pulmonary Clinic operates 5 days/week
• Pulmonologists provide hospital consultation service
• Pulmonary lab is in same location as clinic
• Weekend call for BMT patients only.
• ION Robotic Bronchoscopy / EBUS; Interventional Bronchoscopy APC/Cryo and stenting

Community Description
As a thriving city with a small-town feel, Fargo and
the adjacent metro area is a diverse, family-oriented
community. Surrounded by beautiful landscapes, Fargo balances quality of life and a low cost of living with a safe, picturesque environment. A variety of schools and universities, a vibrant business community and a robust downtown are just a few reasons why people love to call the Fargo area home.

Job Description
Pulmonary Disease Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnose treat and provide consultative services to patients of all ages presenting with conditions, disorders, and diseases of the lungs and airways. Pulmonologists may provide care to patients in the intensive care setting in conformance with unit policies. They may assess, stabilize, and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.

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


Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested:
An applicant who has just completed fellowship shall provide his/her log.
OR
An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the last 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 50 pulmonary disease cases in the last 12 months.
OR
If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant's clinic activity for the last 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the care of 50 pulmonary disease cases in clinical practice in the last 12 months.


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

Successful completion of an Internal Medicine residency program, followed by the completion of a fellowship program in Pulmonary Disease that is 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 and fellowship programs accredited by organizations other than the above, may be considered via the waiver of eligibility process as defined in the Credentialing Policy.


Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/ subspecialty 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 fellowship training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their fellowship training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity's policy for grandfather exceptions)

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
Margaret Pfeffer | Maggie Pfeffer, Physician Recruiter

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