Overview
- Location
- MN
- Schedule
- Option for a 4-day work week, two OR days per week with 10 ORs having block time · 1:4 call
- Practice
- Hospital-based orthopedic practice with regional referral base · Hospital
Role summary
Sanford Health seeks a Board Certified or Eligible General Orthopedic Surgeon for a 1.0 FTE position with a Level III trauma hospital in Bemidji, MN, offering competitive base compensation plus wRVU incentives, 1:4 call, option for a four-day workweek, and a comprehensive benefits package including relocation. The practice includes two general orthopedic surgeons, supports a large service population, and features 10 ORs with block time.
What the posting highlights
- Patient population: 142,000 service population
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
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Compensation
- Compensation model
- Annual compensation floor with potential to exceed based on personally performed wRVUs, plus additional incentives
- Bonus / incentives
- Additional incentives may be offered beyond annual compensation floor and productivity-based earnings
Benefits named in the posting
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- 401K plan
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- CME allowance and allowed time away
- Malpractice insurance and tail coverage
- Relocation allowance
Employer
Sanford Health
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Hospital-based orthopedic practice with regional referral base
- Facility type
- Hospital
- Beds
- 118
- Trauma level
- Level III trauma center
- Patient population
- 142,000 service population
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $631,148–$816,780 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Option for a 4-day work week, two OR days per week with 10 ORs having block time
- Call burden
- 1:4 call
- FTE
- 1
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- no
- J-1 waiver
- No
- H-1B
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Extraction confidence
- 95%
Full description
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 Orthopedic Surgery Practice Details Sanford Health – Bemidji, Minnesota is seeking a Board Eligible / Board Certified General Orthopedic Surgeon to join a collegial, well established orthopedic practice serving a strong regional referral base Join a team of two general orthopedic surgeons, one sports medicine surgeon, one FM sports medicine physician and five advanced practice providers Option for a 4-day work week 10 ORs with block time Two OR days per week Call - 1:4 Two on-site – X-ray suites located within the orthopedic building Bone health program Full-service physical and occupational therapy support 118 bed hospital; 14 bed ICU Level III trauma center 142,000 service population Community Description Surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty, the Bemidji community graces the shore of Lake Bemidji, one of more than 400 lakes in the region. Named a “top town” by Outdoor Magazine, Bemidji is a four-season destination. Bemidji is a center for retail, education, medicine and government with a cost of living 17% below the national average. Job Description Orthopedic Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, evaluate, diagnose, and provide pre-, intra-, and postoperative care and perform orthopedic surgical procedures for patients of all ages - except where specifically excluded from practice. 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 or Fellowship shall provide his/her residency or Fellowship log. OR An 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 performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 200 orthopedic surgery procedures in the last 24 months. OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s hospital-based clinical activity for the past 24 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate at least 200 orthopedic surgery procedures in the last 24 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes. Successful completion of a hospital affiliated orthopedic surgical residency program or a clinical Fellowship of at least five years’ duration accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada in the residency. Training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above may be considered by the; Credentials Committee; Physician Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors. Certification by the appropriate specialty 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. For those applicants that are not board certified at the time of application, but who have completed their residency training within the last five years; must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless appropriate governing Board (Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions) waives such requirement. 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. Annual compensation floor range (based on 1.0 FTE): $631,148 - $816,780 plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs. Additional incentives may be offered. Actual compensation offers may vary and are determined based on multiple factors including education, training, certification, experience, scope of practice and actual job requirements. Recruiter Information Celia Beck, Senior Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (218) 333-5056 or Email: celia.beck@sanfordhealth.org 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 talent@sanfordhealth.org.