Military / VA Nephrology Job in Sturgis, South Dakota
This Nephrology position in Sturgis, South Dakota is offered as a Military/VA opportunity, one of several arrangements available for this role, which is also structured as a single-specialty group placement, hospital/clinic/MSO employment, and a part-time option. As a Military/VA role, this position involves federal employment serving active-duty personnel, veterans, and their families, with compensation following federal schedules and malpractice coverage provided under federal protection. These roles typically offer predictable scheduling and remove the billing and business administration responsibilities found in private practice.
Compensation here is structured as an employment agreement with a production bonus, with the financial offering listed at the national average tier. The listing also includes relocation assistance, a signing bonus, and loan repayment assistance.
There is no patient call and no emergency department call associated with this role, supporting a consistent, predictable schedule.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Nephrology
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
- Structure of Position: Single-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other, Military/VA, Part-Time
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
- Expected ER Call Coverage: No call
The selected candidate will perform procedures consistent with granted privileges and based upon individual training, qualifications, and experience. In addition to the performance of procedures consistent with privileges granted, the selected individual will be responsible for performing duties to include, but not limited to the following: Responsible for the daily administrative and clinical operations of the Nephrology Section and reports directly to the Hospital and Specialty Medical Care Line Manager Provide direct professional Nephrology services to patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings Evaluate and treat patients with known or suspected renal disease Develop treatment plans including, but not limited to: dialysis (both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy, slow low efficiency dialysis), rounding on hospitalized patients, attending in clinics, writing of prescription medications, writing for consultative services, diet instruction, and other physician driven or exclusive decisions Provide on phone coverage on an as-needed basis during times when the provider is not present at either campus to include: holidays, night, and weekends Provide both medical and technical support, as applicable, to RN’s, LPN’s, Health Technicians, PA-C’s, and NP’s Participate in the Medical Center’s Quality Management program through Nephrology indicators, monitors, and by provision of peer review for outcome occurrence screening
- Structure of Financial Support: Employment Agreement with production bonus
- Financial Offering: National Average
- Median Compensation: $429,297 per year
- Relocation Allowance: Yes
- Signing Bonus: Yes
- Stipends: Negotiable
- Student Loan Assistance: Yes
- Practice State: South Dakota
- Practice City: Sturgis
- Community Size: 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Hospital
- Number of Hospital Beds: 18
- Number of ER Visits Per Year:
- Number of Deliveries Per Year:
- Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
