General Surgery Opportunity

Avera Medical Group in Brookings, SD is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible General Surgeon to join their team.  The Brookings Medical Group has 23 physicians and 14 Advanced Practice Providers in multi-specialty groups consisting of family medicine, internal medicine, acute care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, urology, dermatology, podiatry, ophthalmology, optometry and orthopedics.   

OPPORTUNITY

• Employed position with Avera McKennan
• Call schedule 1:4 weekends
• Production incentive
• Highly competitive salary and benefits package
• Community Need Loan
• Market area 60,000
• Brookings Health System is a 49-bed facility with a wide range of imaging services (including X-ray, CT/PET, MRI, Nuclear Med, Ultrasound, 3D Mammography, and more), a moderate complexity laboratory, and offers DaVinci surgical robotics
• NO STATE INCOME TAX

COMMUNITY

• Population 24,000
• Healthy industrial and business community
• Home of seven major manufacturing companies
• Home to South Dakota State University – Division 1 Athletics
• Wide variety of attractions: arts and entertainment
• K-12 public schools
• Wide range of youth and adult public recreational activities

Brookings, SD is located alongside I-29 one hour north of Sioux Falls (population 200,000).  The community has a small town feel but all the amenities you would find in a larger city.  Brookings is a family-friendly, safe and beautiful community that has an impressive quality of life.  Brookings is home to tree-lined streets, many parks, a lively downtown with unique shops and restaurants and South Dakota State University - GO JACKS!.

South Dakota  State University - Brookings is the home of 12,500 SDSU students from all 50 states and 81 countries. Students can choose from nearly 200 program offerings and become involved in more than 25 student organizations.  Master's degrees are offered in more than 30 areas, and doctorates are available in eight fields.  The University and Brookings have a strong, interconnected relationship, creating a vibrant atmosphere.

The Brookings Community Hospital System is a 49-bed community-owned facility with 23 physicians and 14- advanced practice providers providing both inpatient and outpatient services.  New medical specialties clinic and surgical suites opened October 2016.  Adjacent to the hospital is Brookview Manor, an 85 bed skilled nursing home offering home health and hospice services.

The community of Brookings, South Dakota is a city of 24,000 progressive citizens and one of the fastest growing communities in South Dakota.  Brookings is located alongside I-29 one hour north of Sioux Falls (population 200,000).  A healthy industrial and business community helps support its thriving economy.  

Brookings values education because citizens understand that an investment in education offers secure returns.  It is basically small-town in nature, but the community’s expected standards of education in its public school system, recreation, and general quality of life are high throughout.  Brookings offers a wide variety of attractions, arts and entertainment.  The community offers a superior lifestyle with outlets as diverse as the South Dakota landscape.