Physician Cardiology General

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 Americas heartland.

Visas Accepted

N/A

Specialty

Cardiology - Non-Invasive

Practice Details

Sanford Cardiovascular Institute is seeking a BE/BC General Cardiologist to join its current group of five general cardiologists one advanced imager two cardiac electrophysiologist three interventional cardiologists and three cardiothoracic vascular surgeons and 22 APPs.

Clinic hours are from 8:00am-5pm Mon-Fri
Position requires call 1:6
This position encompasses the full scope of General Cardiology responsibilities including inpatient rounding outpatient appointments robust outreach program and reading Cardiology diagnostic testing
Skilled supportive colleagues with decades of experience
Strong mentorship and collaboration among the team
Comprehensive Fellowship programs:
oAccredited General Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship programs
oActive involvement of fellows in research and procedural training
oCurrently have 9 General Fellows and 1 IC 1 Fellow in house at night 7 days a week. Take first call for attending cardiologist on call

About Sanford Health
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 Americas heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls South Dakota the organization has 55000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including Iowa the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin and Wyoming. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals 288 clinic locations 147 senior care communities 4000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1500 active clinical trials and studies. The organizations transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties.

About Sanford Health in Sioux Falls
545 hospital beds
The only Level I Adult verified Trauma Center in South Dakota
The only verified Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in South Dakota
Free standing Sanford Childrens Castle of Care Hospital
Sanford Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is the regions only Level IV NICU
Large referral area
Research opportunities
Serving a city population of 277076
540 Physicians and 550 APPs

Community Description

Life in Sioux Falls
Located in the heart of the Midwest Sioux Falls balances an excellent quality of life with a strong economy in a safe clean environment in southeast South Dakota. With a competitive cost of living no state income tax and amenities of a community twice its size such as fine dining shopping arts sports and nightlife Sioux Falls is a welcoming and friendly place to call home.

Job Description

Cardiology Core Privileges include the privileges to perform history and physical examination admit evaluate diagnose treat and provide treatment or consultative services for adult patients presenting with diseases of the heart lungs and blood vessels.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:An applicant who has just completed a fellowship shall provide his/her residency or fellowship log. Please see criteria at the following link 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 past 24 months including numbers of procedures performed morbidity mortality infection rates and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of 100 cardiology procedures. Applicants that are level 2 and 3 Cardiologist (Invasive or Interventional Cardiologist) must also include 50 cardiac catheterizations as primary operator during the past two years with satisfactory quality data (if applicable to practice).ORIf a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges documentation of the applicants clinical activity for the past 24 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of 100 Cardiology procedures. Applicants that are level 2 and 3 Cardiologist (Invasive or Interventional Cardiologist) must also include 50 cardiac catheterizations as primary operator during the past two years with satisfactory quality data (if applicable to practice).Eligibility Criteria for Initial Appointment:Physicians trained in Cardiology fellowship programs may have variable levels of expertise in a variety of different areas depending on the focus of their particular training experience. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has defined the education training and experience necessary for many of these areas. The ACC 2008 Recommendations for Training in Adult Cardiovascular Medicine Core Cardiology Training (COCATS3) published January 22 2008 are available at and was used as the foundation for the privileges in Cardiology. Additional information was obtained from the ACGME Program Requirements for Fellowship Education available at and the Clinical Privilege White paper on Cardiology. Additional resources were used for procedures that cross specialty lines.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Internal Medicine residency program and completion of a fellowship in Cardiology accredited by the ACGME the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada in the residency. The Credentials Committee; Physician Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency or fellowship programs accredited by organizations other than the 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 entitys policy for grandfather exceptions)Level 1 (Cardiology) Providers who will practice noninvasive cardiology and whose invasive activities will be confined to critical care unit procedures. Basic training required of all trainees to be competent consultant 2 (Invasive Cardiology) Providers who will practice diagnostic but not interventional cardiac catheterization. Additional training in one or more specialized areas that enables the cardiologist to perform or interpret (or both) specific procedures at an intermediate skill level or engage in rendering cardiovascular care in specialized 3 (Interventional Cardiology) Providers who will practice diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization. Advanced training in a specialized area that enables a cardiologist to perform interpret and train others to perform and interpret specific procedures at a high skill level. (Please refer to Interventional Core Privilege definition of clinical information for further information)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 additional physician benefits package including 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

Jessilyn Barker Lead Physician Recruiter Phone: 1 or Email: