Pediatric Infectious Disease

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE Practice Details

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

Sanford Health has an opening for a BC / BE Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician to join the region's largest team of board certified, fellowship-trained pediatricians and pediatric specialists.

Outpatient clinic and inpatient consultant practice in the region’s only Level II trauma Children's Hospital with 24 / 7 in-house coverage by pediatric hospitalist, NICU, and PICU teams

Team currently consists of 2 MD’s and 1 Nurse Practitioner

Consultative service only with 24 / 7 call coverage approximately 1 week at a time

Sanford Medical Center houses a 12 bed PICU with additional flex beds if needed. Floor is shared with 24 bed pediatric unit, and 40-bed Level III NICU.

Collaborative relationships between primary and pediatric subspecialty services including Allergy / Immunology, Cardiology, Child Abuse Team, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology / Oncology, and Rheumatology

Support from the largest team of more than 65 board certified, fellowship-trained pediatricians and pediatric specialists in more than 25 medical specialties, including general surgery, orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery

Sanford Health Fargo serves a large catchment area of 2 million throughout ND, MN and parts of SD and MT

Joint appointment as clinical faculty with Department of Pediatrics at UND School of Medicine and Health Science teaching medical students, family medicine and pediatric residents

Sanford Health Fargo is a Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program (PSLRP) eligible site.

Competitive compensation package includes :

Compensation floor of $250,000 for the first two years of the employment contract, plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs.

In addition, a $100,000 incentive to be paid if you remain a 1.0 FTE for 3 years (this will be subject to a contractual agreement specifying all details)

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, paid time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

Dedicated to the work of health and healing

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. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 2.4 million patients and more than 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes 56 hospitals, more than 270 clinic locations, 144 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, nearly 1,000 active clinical trials and studies, and nine world clinic locations around the globe.

About Sanford Health in Fargo

With three hospitals and more than 50 clinics in nearby communities, Sanford Health delivers high-level medical expertise to Fargo and the surrounding area. Our specialty centers focus on children’s care, heart, cancer, neuroscience, orthopedics and sports medicine and women’s health to deliver exceptional care close to home.

Largest health care provider in North Dakota with a total of 786 hospital beds

Only Level I Adult Trauma Center between Minneapolis, Seattle, Denver and Omaha

Level II Pediatric Trauma Center and emergency air transport service covering a three-state area

Home to the Roger Maris Cancer Center

Named in the national Top 100 Hospitals list

Primary teaching institution for the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Life in Fargo

As a thriving city with a small-town feel, Fargo and the adjacent metro area is a diverse, family-oriented community. Surrounded by beautiful landscapes, Fargo balances quality of life and a low cost of living with a safe, picturesque environment. A variety of schools and universities, a vibrant business community and a robust downtown are just a few reasons why people love to call the Fargo area home.