Job Description
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 Palliative Care
Practice Details Sanford Health is seeking a BE/BC Hospice Medicine physician to join the group with the desire to be the Medical Director.
-The Hospice Medical Director role includes program development and educate physicians across the organization
-Practice includes oversight of the Sanford Hospice program based in Sioux Falls, SD with Branches in SD and MN
-This program features a Home Hospice, four Residential Hospice Cottages, and a 20-Bed Adult/Pediatric Inpatient Hospice House
-Disease management and pain and symptom management
of hospice patients
-Experience in care of terminally ill patients is desired
-Demonstrates ability to promote teamwork and collaboration within the interdisciplinary team as well as referral sources and the communities we serve
-Flexible work schedule plus call coverage
-Interdisciplinary Team includes: Advanced Practice Providers, Registered Nurses, Pastoral Care professionals, Social Workers, Case Management and Medical Ethicists
Community Description Sioux Falls is one of the fastest growing areas in the Midwest. As the largest city in the state, it balances an excellent quality of life and strong economy with a safe, clean living environment. The cost of living is competitive and South Dakota has no state income tax. Sioux Falls offers amenities of a community twice its size such as fine dining, shopping, arts, sports and nightlife.
Job Description Hospice and Palliative Medicine Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, provide consultative services, evaluate, diagnose and provide nonsurgical care to patients of all ages presenting with life threatening or severe advanced illness and their care is focused on alleviating suffering and promoting quality of life.
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 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 the care of 25 terminally ill or severely/chronically ill patients during the last 12 months with satisfactory quality data.
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 active involvement in the care of 25 terminally ill or severely/chronically ill patients in the last 12 months with satisfactory quality data.
More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.
Successful completion of an Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatric, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Neurology, Radiology or Surgery residency program and completion of a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada; Or applicant has completed the experience pathway established by the ACGME and have obtained board certification in Hospice Palliative Care Medicine. 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 Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, Paid CME, PTO, Malpractice & Tail Coverage, Disability, Relocation Allowance
Recruiter Information Jessilyn Barker, Senior Physician Recruiter
Phone: +1 (605) 328-6986 Or jessilyn.Barker@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.
Job Tags
Relocation package, Flexible hours,