Specialty
Pediatrics - Hospitalist
Practice Details
Sanford Children's Hospital (SCH) is seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Hospitalist. • SCH is a 146-bed state-of-the-art tertiary care center • SCH is part of The Sanford Health system and offers an extensive list of pediatric sub-specialty services to include cardiology, endocrinology, hematology/oncology, gastroenterology, surgery, pulmonary and many more • Opened in 2009, SCH is the only free-standing children's hospital in the state of SD. SCH provides family-centered care in a child friendly environment. Facilities include a 58-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a 12-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Both units are staffed by board certified intensive care pediatricians • Bulk of the inpatient services are provided by the hospitalist service • Duties include admitting patients to the general medical units, providing consults to medical and surgical services, and teaching medical students and pediatric residents
Community Description
Sioux Falls is one of the fastest growing areas in the Midwest. As the largest city in the state, it balances an excellent quality of life and strong economy with a safe, clean living environment. The cost of living is competitive and South Dakota has no state income tax. Sioux Falls offers amenities of a community twice its size such as fine dining, shopping, arts, sports and nightlife.
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.
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/ 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 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
Nationally competitive ongoing salary guarantee with a comprehensive physician benefit package including Relocation Allowance, and No State Income Tax
Recruiter Information
Jessilyn Barker, Senior Physician Recruiter
Phone: +1 (605) 328-6986 Or jessilyn.Barker@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.