Physician - Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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N/A Specialty

Pediatrics - Physical Medicine & Rehab

Practice Details

• Sanford Children’s Specialty Clinic, a multi-specialty
• pediatric clinic, is seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Physiatrist.

• •Join one Pediatric Physiatrist and two Physician
• Assistants in a well-established pediatric sub-specialty
• practice
• •Opportunity for Medical Directorship if desired
• •Opportunity is best suited for strong clinicians who
• want to maintain an academic interest and aid in the
• development of comprehensive regional clinical
• pediatric rehabilitation services
• •The practice is located in a multidisciplinary outpatient
• setting with PT/OT/ST/seating and positioning
• psychology, orthotics and prosthetics and an array of
• specialty rehab/therapy clinics
• •Duties also include inpatient consults and care at
• Sanford Children’s Hospital and at the inpatient
• rehabilitation unit at Lifescape, a specialty hospital and
• human services agency, serving children ages 0-21, as
• well as adults, with developmental disabilities and
• rehabilitation needs

• About Sanford Health in Sioux Falls
• •545 hospital beds
• •The only Level I Adult verified Trauma Center in South
• Dakota
• •The only verified Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in
• South Dakota
• •Free standing Sanford Children’s Castle of Care
• Hospital
• •Sanford Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is
• the region’s only Level IV NICU
• •Large referral area
• •Research opportunities
• •Serving a city population of 277,076
• •540+ Physicians and 550+ APPs

Community Description

• Sanford Health is one of the largest integrated health
• systems in the United States. Driven by a vision to improve
• the human condition at every stage of life, Sanford Health is
• dedicated to the delivery of health care, genomic medicine,
• senior care and services, global clinics, research and
• affordable insurance. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South
• Dakota, the health system includes 46 medical centers, 1,500
• physicians and more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior
• living centers in 26 states.

• Located in the heart of the Midwest, Sioux Falls balances an
• excellent quality of life with a strong economy in a safe, clean
• environment in southeast South Dakota. With a competitive
• cost of living, no state income tax and amenities of a
• community twice its size, such as fine dining, shopping, arts,
• sports and nightlife, Sioux Falls is a welcoming and friendly
• place to call home.

Job Description

The Pediatric PM&R Physician provides specialized care to infants, children, and adolescents with congenital, developmental, neuromuscular, and musculoskeletal conditions that affect physical function, mobility, and quality of life. The physician focuses on improving functional outcomes and promoting independence through comprehensive evaluation, medical management, rehabilitation planning, and coordination of multidisciplinary care.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

Successful completion of an accredited residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation & a fellowship in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.

Current medical license in each state of practice.

State Controlled Substance License (if required by State)

Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances in each state of practice.

Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation by the American Board of PM&R and subspecialty certification in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine or equivalent (American Osteopathic Board, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada). If physician is not board certified upon commencement of employment, they must achieve board certification as outlined in the privileging documents.

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.

Compensation

• Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive
• compensation plan 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 and tail coverage, and a
• relocation allowance

Recruiter Information

Debra Salava, Senior Physician Recruiter

Phone: +1 (605) 328-6993 Or [email protected]

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