Visas Accepted

N/A

Specialty

Neurosurgery

Practice Details

Sanford Health is currently seeking a BE/BC Trauma Neurosurgeon to join its team in Fargo, ND. Join
a practice of 10 neurosurgeons and 15 advanced practice providers in a rapidly growing, high volume
practice. Sanford Medical Center in Fargo is a regional referral center with a large catchment area.

• Trauma Neurosurgery fellowship training or equivalent experience is preferred
• Level I Trauma Center
• 182 shifts/year
• Trauma neurosurgeons cover adult trauma, ER spine and tumor and inpatient hospital consults
• Access to a neuro-trauma operating room
• Work in collaboration with colleagues in neuroradiology, neuro-intensivists, general trauma surgeons, pain medicine, therapy, and physical medicine and rehabilitation
• The department currently provides neurosurgery subspecialties of pediatric, endovascular, spine, brain tumor, deep brain stimulation, epilepsy and general
• Physician Assistant Support
• Serving over 1 million patients over 140,000 square miles across ND and MN

Community Description

The Fargo-Moorhead and West Fargo metro area is a diverse, family-oriented community of 216,000 people that offers high quality of life and low cost of living. Outstanding schools, a vibrant business community, a thriving downtown district, cultural activities, and a wide variety of sports and recreation are just a few of the many reasons people love to call the Fargo area home.

Job Description

Neurological Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to setting), evaluate, diagnose, consult, and provide nonoperative, and pre-, intra-, and postoperative care to patients of all ages except neonatal presenting with injuries or disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply.

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 neurosurgical 2procedures 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 neurosurgical 3 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 Neurological Surgery 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 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) 2346510 Or [email protected]