Physician - Rheumatology

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

H1B or J1

 Specialty

Rheumatology

 Practice Details

• •Join a group of one rheumatologist and an experienced PA
• •No call
• •Opportunity to read DEXA scans
• •Orthopedic Center, Infusion Center, and Pain Clinic
• •Injections
• •PT/OT Services
• •Service population: 142,505
• •Large referral base from primary care
• •118 bed hospital, 14 bed ICU
• •Level III trauma center

 Community Description

• Surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty, the Bemidji community graces the shore of Lake Bemidji, one of more than 400 lakes in the region. Named a “top town” by Outdoor Magazine, Bemidji is a four-season destination. Bemidji is a center for retail, education, medicine and government with a
• cost of living 17% below the national average.

 Job Description

Rheumatology Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting), provide consultative services, evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to patients of all ages with diseases of the joints, muscles, bones, and tendons.

 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 fellowship shall provide his/her fellowship log.
• OR
• An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship 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. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of inpatient services to be at least 50 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 clinic activity for the last 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the care of 50 patients in clinical practice in the last 12 months.

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

Successful completion of an Internal Medicine or Pediatric residency program, followed by the completion of a fellowship in Rheumatology accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. Training at residency and fellowship 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 fellowship training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their fellowship training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity’s policy for grandfather exceptions)

 Compensation

• •Compensation floor of $420,000 for the first two years of the employment contract, plus
• estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.
• •In addition, a $200,000 retention incentive to be paid if you remain a 1.0 FTE for 4 years (this will
• be subject to a contractual agreement specifying all details)

 Recruiter Information

Celia Beck, Senior Physician Recruiter

Phone: +1 (218) 333-5056 or Email: [email protected]

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