Physician - Gastroenterology at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND

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 Gastroenterology

Practice Details Sanford Health has an immediate opening for a BC/BE Gastroenterologist to join its practice in Fargo, North Dakota.

• Recently upgraded endoscopes, Olympus 190 series • Spyglass • Esophageal and anorectal motility lab • Fellowship trained colorectal surgeon • Transplant trained pancreato-biliary surgeons on-site for collaboration • GI Call: light call responsibilities • Bariatric Surgery Program • Bi-week GI malignancy case conference with oncology, radiation oncology, IR/radiology, surgery and GI • 100% Hospitalist coverage • 583-bed tertiary/trauma hospital

Community Description ABOUT SANFORD HEALTH IN FARGO • Three Sanford Health Medical Center campuses in Fargo/Moorhead area • State-of-the-art one-million-square-foot medical center opened in 2017, with 302 beds • Level I Adult Trauma Center supported by AirMed services covering a three-state area

FARGO COMMUNITY The Fargo-Moorhead and West Fargo metro area is a diverse, family-oriented community of 216,000 people that offers high quality of life and low cost of living. Outstanding schools, a vibrant business community, a thriving downtown district, cultural activities, and a wide variety of sports and recreation are just a few of the many reasons people love to call the Fargo area home.

Job Description Gastroenterology Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examinations, admit (if applicable to the setting), provide consultative services, evaluate, diagnose, and provide nonsurgical care to adolescent and adult patients presenting with illnesses, injuries, and disorders of the stomach, intestines, and related structure, such as the esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas including biopsies.

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 in 50 gastroenterology cases 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 activity for the last 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in 50 gastroenterology cases in the last 12 months.

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

Successful completion Internal Medicine residency program, and completion of a fellowship in Gastroenterology accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada in the residency. 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 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 Jenna Berlinger, Physician Recruiter

Phone: +1 (701) 2346510 Or jenna.berlinger@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.