Hospitalists (multiple positions available)

Sanford Clinic has openings for Hospitalists (multiple positions available) to provide medical care to patients of Sioux Falls, SD and the surrounding area.

POSITION DUTIES:  Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous internal medicine medical care to adult patients admitted to the hospital for medical services.  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.

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 a Residency in Internal Medicine.

LICENSE: South Dakota state medical license or ability to obtain. BC/BE

Qualified applicants should send CV and references to:

Deb Salava, Physician Recruiter

Sanford Health Physician Recruitment

PO Box 5066

Sioux Falls, SD  57117