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Physician - Pediatrics

Sanford Health·Thief River Falls, Minnesota

$237,634 - $307,527/yrFull TimeOn Site2-5 yrsPosted 1 month ago
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Physician - Pediatrics · $237,634 - $307,527/yr

How this role compares

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  • 8 similar openings in the Thief River Falls area

About the role

The physician will provide comprehensive pediatric care, including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients from birth to young adulthood. Responsibilities also include hospital rounding, newborn nursery care, and participating in a shared call rotation.

  • Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Visas Accepted N/A Specialty Pediatrics Practice Details Sanford Health is currently seeking a BC/BE Pediatrician to join the region's largest team of board certified, fellowship-trained pediatricians and pediatric specialists at its Thief River Falls, Minnesota clinic.
  • Full time clinic practice with 16-20 patients a day
  • Hospital call, rounding and newborn nursery
  • Shared 1:5 call with Family Medicine providers
  • Medical center is a spacious, modern 65,000 square foot facility
  • Over 30 specialty services offered
  • Brand new, $60 million, critical care access hospital
  • More than 600 Sanford Health employees and 36 physicians work within the community
  • Thief River Falls serves as a regional health center to a mostly rural population of 75,000 Community Description Thief River Falls, Minnesota population is 8,600 and growing and is just an hour away from Grand Forks, ND, home of the UND School of Medicine.
  • Home to Arctic Cat and worldwide electronic distributor, Digi-Key Corporation.
  • Amenities including retail shops & technical college

Job Description

Pediatric Core Privilege include the ability to admit (if applicable to setting), evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to patients from birth to young adulthood (21 years of age) concerning their physical, emotional, and social health as well as treating acute and chronic disease, including major complicated illnesses. Core privileges may also include providing care to patients in the intensive care setting in conformance with unit policies. In addition, applicants may assess, stabilize, and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff 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 a residency provides his/her residency log.
  • OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from the hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications.
  • The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 pediatric patients 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 clinical setting activity for the last 12 months is required.
  • The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 pediatrc patients in the clinical practice in the last 12 months.
  • More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated residency Pediatric program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the 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/sub-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. 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) 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.

Annual compensation floor range (based on 1.0 FTE)

$237,634 - $307,527 plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.

Additional incentives may be offered. Actual compensation offers may vary and are determined based on multiple factors including education, training, certification, experience, scope of practice and actual job requirements. Recruiter Information Martty Trout, Lead Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 2346516 or Email: martty.trout@sanfordhealth.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.

Requirements

Applicants must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and have completed an ACGME, AOA, or Royal College accredited pediatric residency program. Board certification or eligibility in pediatrics is required, along with the ability to demonstrate clinical activity for at least 50 pediatric patients in the last 12 months.

  • postgraduate degree
  • Diagnosis
  • Consultation
  • Pediatrics
  • Treatment planning
  • Patient care
  • Clinical documentation
  • Chronic disease management
  • Emergency stabilization
  • Hospital rounding
  • Newborn nursery care
  • Acute disease management
  • Medical staff policy compliance

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • Life insurance
  • 401k plan
  • Malpractice insurance
  • CME allowance
  • Relocation allowance
  • Tail coverage

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$237,634 - $307,527/yr
Location
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Posted
Aug 11, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Sanford Health

Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the U.S. Our organization is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, we serve more than one...

IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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