Physician - Palliative Care

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ND, Fargotime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R-0240113
** Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.
**** Visas Accepted
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** Specialty
* * Palliative Care
** Practice Details
** Sanford Health is a seeking a BC/BE Palliative Medicine Physician that is fellowship trained to join our growing team at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. The following practice details include:

• Opportunity involves both inpatient and outpatient services provided   
• Clinic hours are Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM; however, schedule can be flexible  
• Joining one palliative medicine physician and supported by 3 APPs and other interdisciplinary team members  
• Opportunity involves teaching residents along with the Hematology Oncology Fellows  
• No call requirements at this time, however, this is subject to change in the future
** 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
** Hospice and Palliative Medicine Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, provide consultative services, evaluate, diagnose and provide nonsurgical care to patients of all ages presenting with life threatening or severe advanced illness and their care is focused on alleviating suffering and promoting quality of life.
** 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 fellowship provides his/her fellowship log.

ORAn applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the last 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the care of 25 terminally ill or severely/chronically ill patients during the last 12 months with satisfactory quality data.

ORIf 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 active involvement in the care of 25 terminally ill or severely/chronically ill patients in the last 12 months with satisfactory quality data.

More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.
Successful completion of an Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatric, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Neurology, Radiology or Surgery residency program and completion of a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada;
Or applicant has completed the experience pathway established by the ACGME and have obtained board certification in Hospice Palliative Care Medicine. Training at residency and fellowship 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…