Sanford Health·Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Core privileges include performing history and physical examinations, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and consultation for patients of all ages across various body systems and conditions. This encompasses pre-operative and post-operative medical care for surgical patients, as well as managing return to work issues.
Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.
We strongly encourage our physicians to be involved in medical education and research to continue building our strong foundation of patient care, research and education for years to come.
Chippewa Falls has earned national acclaim for being among the best small cities to live in the United States.
The City of Chippewa Falls is just shy of 20,000 residents and is 10 miles north of the regional hub of Eau Claire, and just over an hour away from the Twin Cities.
Chippewa Falls has an extremely strong sense of community pride, and this is on display with any number of community festivities, including the annual Pure Water Days Festival which celebrates having the purest water in the nation, Oktoberfest celebrating the community’s German heritage, Northern Wisconsin State Fair, as well as Country Fest and Rock Fest in nearby Cadott.
Chippewa Falls boasts enumerable hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, sledding, camping, and kayaking are easily available at wide variety of public outdoor spaces in and around the community.
Fun Fact: Chippewa Falls is home to Lake Wissota, a large recreational lake made famous in the movie “Titanic,” as well as dozens of smaller lakes and rivers to explore.
Family Medicine Core Privileges includes the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to patients of all ages with a wide variety of illness, diseases, injuries, mental health conditions and functional disorders of circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, hematopoietic, gastroenteric, integumentary, nervous, female reproductive, and genitourinary systems. This includes the pre-operative care of surgical patients and post-operative medical care of surgical patients and return to work issues.
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 residency shall provide their residency procedure log and a list of completed rotations, as applicable. 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 last 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. Applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of Family Medicine by providing case log that includes 25 vaginal deliveries, 50 adult medical patients, and 10 inpatient care of children under the age of 18 (excluding normal newborn), as applicable to privileges being requested, in the last 12 months.
Successful completion of a Family Medicine residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or he Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. Training at residency 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), 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. (Refer to each entity’s policy for grandfather exceptions) Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if variation between documents exists.
Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive salary with an additional physician benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, allowed time away, malpractice insurance with tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.
Recruiter Information: Jacquelin Chapman, Physician Recruiter
+1 (715) 9756235 Or chapman.jacque@marshfieldclinic.org
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 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.
Applicants must possess an M.D. or D.O. degree and successfully complete an ACGME, AOA, or Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada accredited Family Medicine residency program. Board certification is required or must be achieved within five years of residency completion, unless waived.
Market context
Family medicine roles in Wisconsin are often competitive because employers look for board-prepared physicians who can provide broad outpatient care and maintain active clinical practice. This role typically favors candidates with an M.D. or D.O. and an accredited Family Medicine residency, plus a current record of clinical involvement. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit before gathering full application materials.