What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician - Internal Medicine - Hospitalist position at Sanford Health?
Location ND, Fargo
Specialty Internal Medicine - Hospitalist
Visas Accepted N/A
Practice Details
Sanford Health has an opening for a Hospitalist to provide medical care to patients of Fargo, ND and the surrounding area.
POSITION TITLE: Hospitalist
POSITION DUTIES: Provide internal medicine medical care to adult inpatients in a hospital setting. Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients. Duties include examination, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitative services. More specific duties include but are not limited to: prescribing medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients; admitting patients for hospital stays; writing patient discharge summaries and send them to primary care physicians; conducting discharge planning and discharging patients; ordering or interpreting the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays); communicating with patients’ primary care physicians upon admission, when treatment plans change, or at discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care; referring patients to medical specialists; social services or other professionals as appropriate; participating in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge and skills and attending inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.
EDUCATION: Medical degree or foreign equivalent in Medicine
TRAINING: 36 month Internal Medicine residency. Number of months of training required is dependent upon the number of months necessary to complete medical training leading to completion of Internal Medicine residency program.
LICENSE: North Dakota state medical license or ability to obtain. BC/BE
EMPLOYER: Sanford Clinic, 801 Broadway N, Fargo, ND 58102
Compensation Package
Sanford Health offers a guaranteed salary, comprehensive benefits, paid malpractice
insurance, relocation allowance, and much more.
About this Community
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 Function Physicians
Req Number R-0220953
Equal Employment Opportunity
Sanford and its affiliate brands have consistently operated under the principle of equal treatment for all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, in regard to public assistance or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.
