Visas Accepted

N/A

Specialty

Urology

Practice Details

Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Urologist.
• Build a strong rural Urology practice with a wide service area
• Full scope OR procedures available
• Multi-specialty clinic and attached hospital
• Ancillary Services Include: Anesthesiology; Inpatient & Outpatient Surgery with a Cardiac Cath Lab; Diagnostic Testing – Echo, Vascular, Stress, Ultrasound; CT/x-ray/MRI, Nuc Med; Respiratory Therapy; Lab & Pathology; Outpatient Infusion Center; Therapy Services, including Cardiac Rehab, Diabetes Education, Pharmacy and much more
• EPIC medical record system

Community Description

The city of Aberdeen is the third largest community in the state, with more than 29,000 residents. As the hub of northeastern South Dakota, Aberdeen is ideally located in the heart of outdoor sport and recreation country with prime fishing and hunting. Aberdeen is home to both Presentation College and Northern State University. Both public and private schools are available. Aberdeen also boasts a range of entertainment and recreational options, including the state’s largest fair, Storybook Land and Wiley Park, seasonal festivals, shopping, theater, and restaurants.

Job Description

Urology Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (applicable to setting) evaluate, diagnose, and provide pre-, intra-, and postoperative care and perform Urologic surgical procedures for patients of all ages. Urology core privilege includes disorders of the genitourinary system, and the adrenal gland, including endoscopic, percutaneous, and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.

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 residency provides his/her residency log. OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from the hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 urology procedures 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 clinical setting activity for the last 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 50 urology procedures in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Urology residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. Training at residency 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 residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity’s policy for grandfather exceptions)

Compensation

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive hourly salary with a night differential, with an
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

Debra Salava, Senior Physician Recruiter

Phone: +1 (605) 328-6993 Or [email protected]