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Visas Accepted
N/A
Specialty
Plastic & Reconstruction
Practice Details
Sanford Health an integrated multi-specialty health system is seeking a BE/BC Fellowship trained Microvascular Plastic Surgeon to join our practice in Fargo ND. At Sanford Health our reputation of excellence is founded on our talented team of dedicated physicians and we believe they are the cornerstone of healthcare.
Reconstructive and cosmetic practice with two plastic surgeons and three advanced practice providers
This is a full-time practice with a balanced mixture of inpatient and outpatient care
Procedures include general plastic surgery cosmetic surgery breast and reconstructive surgery post weight loss surgery.
The clinic and hospital offer state-of-the-art- facilities and advanced equipment
Catchment area exceeds one million
Call is approximately 10 days per month
Opportunity to teach medical students surgery residents and occasionally IM & FM residents
Community Description
Sanfords Fargo Region has over 600 licensed beds and employs 640 physicians. Fargo is a metropolitan area with a population of about 240000 and roughly 30000 college students. Clear blue lakes are just 45 minutes from Fargo in west-central Minnesota and Minneapolis/St. Paul is just a three-hour drive. The community is known for steady growth highly trained workforce with an unemployment rate under 3% business-friendly environment outstanding quality of life strong schools airport low crime and reasonable costs of living.
Job Description
Plastic Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination admit evaluate diagnose and provide nonsurgical and surgical care to patients of all ages presenting with illnesses injuries and disorders that require the repair reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin musculoskeletal system cranio-maxillofacial structures hand extremities breast and trunk and external genitalia.
Qualifications
M.D. or D.O. degree.
Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:An applicant who has just completed a residency shall provide his/her residency log. ORAn applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 24 months including numbers of procedures morbidity mortality infection rates and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 200 Plastic Surgery procedures in the last 24 a quality profile is not available from the hospital where the applicant currently has privileges documentation of the applicants clinical and outpatient activity for the past 24 months is required. Applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of Plastic Surgery and case volumes should show performance of at least 200 procedures in the past 24 education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.
Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Plastic Surgical residency program (can be either the independent or integrated residency training models)1. The ACGME the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada must accredit residency programs. The Credentials Committee; Physician Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the subspecialty certification in plastic surgery by the America Board of Plastic Surgery or American Osteopathic Board of completion of an (ACGME) or (AOA) accredited residency in a surgical specialty followed by successful completion of an accredited in plastic surgery residency (can be either the independent or integrated residency training models) and active participation in the examination process with achievement of certification within 5 years of completion of formal training leading to subspecialty certification in plastic surgery by the American Board of Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. (Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions)Any individual who does not satisfy the board certification criterion may request that the appropriate governing Board waive it. The individual requesting the waiver bears the burden of demonstrating that his or her qualifications are equivalent to or exceed the criterion in 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
Jenna Berlinger Physician Recruiter
Phone: 1 (701)Or
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