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Pulmonology Opportunity (Sleep Medicine w/ Respiratory Rehab Directorship)
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Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Pulmonology
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 9/27/23

Pulmonology Opportunity (Sleep Medicine w/ Respiratory Rehab Directorship)

  • Our independent, multi-specialty medical practice is seeking a full-time (.8-1.0 FTE) clinic based Pulmonologist to join an established pulmonology department as a sole specialist
  • Sleep medicine fellowship highly recommended/preferred
  • Function as the organizations Respiratory Rehabilitation director
  • Provide occasional support as a hospital consultant
  • Opportunity to grow the practice with outreach opportunities to our critical access hospital, Prairie Ridge Healthcare
  • Practice in a 6-year-old, $30 million dollar state of the art medical clinic
Qualified candidates must be Board-certified or Board-eligible in Pulmonary medicine. Candidates should also have excellent communication skills and the ability and desire to interact with medical center physicians, hospital administration, outpatient office physicians and staff, and respiratory therapy staff.

Patient conditions and procedures:

Full spectrum of patient conditions including: asthma management, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, COPD, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension, and sleep disorders

Required procedures: Bronchoscopy, Spirometry, Pulmonary Stress Tests, Sleep Studies, & Pulmonary Function Tests

EMR Systems:

  • Transitioning to EPIC in November of 2022
  • Currently using Allscripts (outpatient EMR) & Paragon (inpatient EMR)

Compensation:

  • Salary is guaranteed for 2 years of employment after a new provider joins
  • Ability to earn above guaranteed salary if provider exceeds production hours worked

Benefits:

  • Annual CME reimbursement & paid professional dues and memberships
  • Relocation reimbursement
  • Sign on bonus with assistance in residency
  • 10% annual employer contributions into 401K plan; fully vested to the employee at the time the employee is eligible to participate in the plan
  • Cash balance plan & profit sharing plan
  • Health, dental, vision, long term and short term disability insurance; malpractice coverage with tail
  • 6 weeks paid time off while on salary guarantee

About our Community:

Fergus Falls is an area known for excellent private and public school systems community college, local wineries & breweries, low cost of living, nearby zoo’s, big box retail (Home Depot, Applebee’s, Caribou Coffee, Shopko, Walmart, and more), movie theater, bowling alley, event center, nearby resorts & casino’s, health spas, YMCA, fishing, cross country skiing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, & biking.
  • 8-golf courses within a 30-mile radius of city
  • Number 1 county in the United States with most lakes, with 1,100 lakes in Ottertail County
  • Central lakes biking/walking trail begins in Fergus Falls and is a 55 mile, paved trail that goes to central MN
  • North Country Scenic Trail runs through the town (beginning in Vermont & runs through central ND)
  • Within city limits, there are 5 lakes & 17 park & recreational areas
  • Easy access to Fargo, ND (1 hour drive); and Minneapolis/St. Paul (2 ½ hour drive)
  • Children’s museum & indoor playground
  • Enjoy a safe, low crime community of 14,000 residents

About the Lake Region Healthcare Enterprise:

We are a non-profit, mid-sized, rural, community governed 501(c)3 charitable healthcare organization that serves a geographical area that includes west central Minnesota and easterly North Dakota.
  • 2 Hospitals
  • 10 Clinic Locations
  • 1 Cancer Care and Research Center
  • 1 Senior Living Community
  • 1,100 Employees
  • 120 Physicians/Advanced Practice Providers
  • Annual Operating Revenue - $160M
  • Community Owned/Community Governed

Why practice with Lake Region Medical Group & Lake Region Healthcare?

  • Minnesota has been consistently rated one of the best states in the country to practice medicine.
  • Lake Region Healthcare has been a top 100 rural & community healthcare system for seven consecutive years & has been listed on Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospital in 2022
  • In-house specialty support: Allergy/Asthma, Otolaryngology, Cardiology, Dermatology, OB/GYN, Optometry, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Anesthesia, Audiology, General Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Oncology
  • Our healthcare system is an independent system and locally owned and operated
  • Our medical group is independent and operated by a physician lead board of directors
Thank you for your consideration, Please let me know if you have interest in this opportunity and I will facilitate getting you additional information.

Kind Regards,

Jill Allen
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