| Facility: |
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center |
| Address: |
800 East 21st St
PO Box 5045
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5045
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| Specialty: |
Gastroenterology |
| Candidate Type: |
MD, DO |
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None |
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Seeking a board certified or board eligible gastroenterologist with ERCP skills to join group of four board certified gastroenterologists in their very busy practice at the Avera Gastroenterology Institute in Sioux Falls, SD. The GI physicians provide endoscopy procedures in a state-of-the-art GI Endoscopy Center attached to their clinic. The Endoscopy Center has four procedure rooms with one designated for Endoscopic Ultrasound where 6-8 EUS procedures are performed weekly. This group of highly skilled physicians also provides a wide array of advanced endoscopic procedures including therapeutic ERCP. Other clinical and academic activities include a weekly GI conference, and teaching of medical students, family practice residents, and internal medicine residents. There is potential for clinical research and clinical faculty appointment is a possibility in conjunction with the South Dakota School of Medicine.
This is an excellent opportunity for a physician who is just beginning a career and would like to be busy from day one. The physicians are employed by Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center and receive a generous benefit package that includes loan forgiveness.
Avera McKennan Hospital is a member of Avera Health, a regional family of more than 150 healthcare facilities in the five-state region. With over 8000 employees, Avera Health serves over half a million individuals each year at facilities known for medical excellence, technological innovation, and a commitment to meeting the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of all patients.
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center is a 490-bed, non-profit, Catholic facility and the regional referral center for the Avera Health System and surrounding five-state area. Our Careflight helicopter and fixed wing aircraft transport patients from a service area with a population of 800,000 to our Level II Trauma Center. With over 600 physicians on staff in all specialties and 4000 employees, the hospital offers a full range of services including the region’s only transplant programs for kidney, pancreas and bone marrow.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is South Dakota’s largest city and the county seat of Minnehaha County. It serves as a healthcare, governmental, law enforcement and financial hub for the area. With a population of 200,000, the city has been judged by Money Magazine as the “best place to live in America” for its quality of life, including its low crime rate, high-quality education, clean air and water, lack of traffic congestion, and friendly residents.
Sioux Falls offers a diverse blend of manufacturing, banking and financial industries, medical services, transportation, communications, and wholesale/retail trade for service and business opportunities. Because South Dakota has no corporate income tax, no personal income tax, and no business inventory tax, over 2,500 new jobs have been created each year as a result of the influx of new businesses and expansions of existing businesses.
Sioux Falls is a great place to raise a family. The school system offers an array of educational opportunities, with 24 public elementary schools, four middle schools, and three public senior high schools. There are also 16 private schools affiliated with various religious and private organizations. The post-secondary opportunities include five colleges, nearby state universities (including the University of South Dakota Medical School), and a number of business and vocational schools.
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