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Visas Accepted

N/A

Specialty

Physical Medicine

Practice Details

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician to provide medical care to patients of Fargo, ND and the surrounding area.

POSITION TITLE: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician
POSITION DUTIES: Evaluate and treat outpatients and inpatient adult patients with short- or long-term physical and/or cognitive impairments and disability that result from musculoskeletal conditions (such neck or back pain, or sports or work injuries), neurological conditions (such as a stroke, brain injury or spinal cord injury), or other medical conditions.
EDUCATION: Medical degree or foreign equivalent in Medicine
TRAINING: 48-month physical medicine and rehabilitation residency. Number of months of training required is dependent upon the number of months necessary to complete medical training leading to completion of a medical residency program in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
LICENSE: North Dakota state medical license or ability to obtain. BC/BE

Community Description

As a thriving city with a small-town feel, Fargo and the adjacent metro area is a diverse, family-oriented community. Surrounded by beautiful landscapes, Fargo balances quality of life and a low
cost of living with a safe, picturesque environment. A variety of schools and universities, a vibrant business community and a robust downtown are just a few reasons why people love to call the Fargo area home.

Job Description

Physical Medicine and Rehab Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, evaluate, diagnose, and provide consultation and nonsurgical therapeutic treatment to inpatients and outpatients of all ages with physical impairments or disabilities involving neuromuscular, neurologic, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal disorders. Examples of these disease process would include but are not limited to: cerebral palsy, stroke, MS, spina bifida with paraplegia or paraparesis, arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, rehab care of amputations, collagen disease, tissue disorders such as burns and ulcers, hemiplegia from CVA or other causes, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord trauma.

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 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 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 25 Physical Medicine and Rehab cases 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 activity for the past 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in at least 25 Physical Medicine and Rehab cases in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Physical Medicine and Rehab residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. 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 above. 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. 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 entities 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, paid time away, malpractice insurance
and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance

Recruiter Information

Martty Trout, Lead Physician Recruiter

Phone: +1 (701) 2346516 Or martty.trout@sanfordhealth.org

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