Physician - Pediatrics - Critical Care

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

N/A

Specialty

Pediatrics - Critical Care

Practice Details

Sanford Children’s Hospital in Bismarck, ND, is seeking BC/BE Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist to join its team. A minimum of one year of experience is preferred.

• Level II Adult Trauma Center
• Sanford Children’s Hospital Medical Center houses a pediatric unit where all beds are monitored and shared with a 16 bed pediatric unit, and 26-bed Level II NICU. There are roughly 300 Admissions to Intermediate and PICU level of care
• Supported by AirMed transport services with helicopter and fixed wing covering a three state area.
• Sanford's Children's Hospital is a supporting member of the NACHRI
• Sanford's PICU participates in the VPS database.
• Sanford's NICU Participates in the Vermont Oxford Network

  Community Description

  Bismarck serves as the capital city of North Dakota and sits along the banks of the scenic Missouri River. More than 125,000 people call the Bismarck-Mandan area home, and it is the second most populous city in ND. It is the seventh fastest-growing city in the United States.

  Job Description

  Pediatric Critical Care Core Privileges includes the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatment or consultative services and critical care management of life-threatening organ system failure from any cause in children,
• from the term or near-term neonate to the adolescent, as well as support of vital physiological functions. This would include but not limited to: shock, coma, elevated intracranial pressure, seizures, infections, acute and chronic renal failure, acute endocrine electrolyte emergencies (including diabetic ketoacidosis), sepsis, heart failure, trauma, acute and chronic respiratory failure, drug overdoses, massive bleeding, central nervous system dysfunction (including cerebral resuscitation), and kidney failure.

  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 provides his/her fellowship log. OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship 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 Critical Care procedures 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 Pediatric Critical Care procedures in the last 12 months.More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes. Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Pediatric residency program and completion of a Pediatric Critical Care fellowship in 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

  Nationally competitive 2 year salary guarantee with a comprehensive physician benefit package including 401k, Health, Dental, Vision, Paid CME, Paid Vacation, Malpractice, Disability and Relocation Allowance

  Recruiter Information

  Brandon Leier, Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 3232094 or Email: brandon.leier@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.