Physician - Dermatology

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.

Visas Accepted

N/A Specialty

Dermatology

Practice Details

Sanford Health is seeking a BC/BE Dermatologist to join its busy, established pra0ctice in Fargo, ND.

• •Opportunity to customize practice to include cosmetic dermatology
• •Join two dermatologists, including one Dermatopathology- trained
• •Aesthetician onsite
• •Wide range of dermatologic services including general medical & surgical dermatology, Mohs surgery, cosmetic and pediatric dermatology
• •Patient demand supported by advanced practice providers; supervision of non-physician providers is optional.
• •Fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon onsite
• •Well-equipped office offering UVB phototherapy, XTRAC excimer laser, Candela VBeam, Sciton platform with BBL, ProFractional, Halo, Q-switched Nd:YAG, Ruby, Light Sheer hair removal
• •Flexible 4–5-day work week with no in-hospital or after-hours call
• •Support of 2-3 nurses per physician
• •Compliant patient population with Midwest values
• •Busy practice from day 1; catchment area exceeds 1.2 million
• •Opportunity to teach medical students and residents

Community Description

Sanford’s Fargo Region has over 600 licensed beds and employs 640 physicians. Fargo is a metropolitan area with a population of about 240,000 and roughly 30,000 college students. Clear blue lakes are just 45 minutes from Fargo in west-central Minnesota, and Minneapolis/St. Paul is just a three-hour drive. The community is known for steady growth, highly trained workforce with an unemployment rate under 3%, business-friendly environment, outstanding quality of life, strong schools, airport, low crime, and reasonable costs of living.

Job Description

Dermatology Core Privileges include the privileges to perform history and physical examination, provide consultative services, evaluate, diagnose, and provide nonsurgical and surgical care to patients of all ages.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

• Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
• An applicant who has just completed a residency shall provide his/her residency or fellowship log.
• 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 past 24 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 100 Dermatology procedures in the last 24 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 activity for the past 24 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 100 Dermatology cases in the last 24 months.

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

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated residency in Dermatology of at least 4 years’ duration (transitional year + 3 years’ dermatology residency) accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada in the residency. The Credentials Committee; Medical Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above.

Certification by the appropriate 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 entities 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

Laura Viozzi, Physician Recruiter

Phone: +1 (701) 2346533 Or [email protected]

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