Physician - Pediatrics - Developmental & Behavioral

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 - Development/Behavioral Practice Details Position Highlights • Join an established Developmental–Behavioral Pediatrics practice including one Developmental–Behavioral Pediatrician and dedicated support staff. • Strong collaboration with Pediatric Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Pediatric Behavioral Health, and a multidisciplinary feeding team • Integrated support from PT, OT, and Speech Therapy • Close partnership with primary care providers serving as the medical home • Evaluation and management of a broad range of developmental and behavioral conditions • Participation opportunities in multidisciplinary clinics, including: Autism & Developmental Disorders, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, NICU Follow Up Practice Environment • Part of a team of 65+ board certified, fellowship trained pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists • Sanford Children’s Hospital is a Level IV Pediatric Trauma Center • Facilities include: 8 bed PICU (with flex beds), 24 bed pediatric unit, 40 bed Level IV NICU. • Serves a regional population of 1.2 million across North Dakota, Minnesota, and parts of South Dakota and Montana Academic Opportunity • Joint clinical faculty appointment with the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences • Teaching opportunities with medical students, family medicine residents, and an expanding pediatric residency program Community Description 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. Job Description Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to setting), evaluate, diagnose, consult, and provide treatment to patients from infancy through adolescence with developmental difficulties and problematic behaviors. 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 of inpatient services for 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 a hospital affiliated Pediatric residency program and completion of a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics fellowship program 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) Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if variation between documents exists. 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 Martty Trout, Lead Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 2346516 or Email: 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 .