Sleep trained Pulmonologist needed

Avera Medical Group Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine is seeking a BE/BC pulmonary/critical care physician to join a group of 9 physicians in a growing inpatient and outpatient practice. Sleep Fellowship preferred. 

• Call ratio 1:9 clinic location is adjacent to Avera McKennan Hospital
• Ability to do 100% Pulmonary/CC, Intensivist Medicine and Sleep Medicine
• 6-bed Sleep Diagnostic Center
• State-of-the-art Imaging Center with X-Ray, CT, MRI, Dexa scans and PET/CT
• 20-bed ICU and 8-bed Pulmonary Acute Care Unit
• Partnership with the best cardiac and thoracic services in the region.
• Opportunity to teach residents and medical students
• EMR for longitudinal care
• Seasons nursing staff and mid-level support
• Avel eCARE model for extending access to specialist via technology:  eICU, eEmergency, eConsult, ePharmacy, eSenior Care, eVirtual Health Clinic and eTransfer/eHospitalist
• 2 year income guarantee, loan assistance and a generous benefit package
• Avera Medical Group Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine is part of Avera Health, the region’s largest and strongest health care network.
• Avera McKennan Hospital is a 545-bed tertiary care center, recognized for excellence in areas such as stroke and heart care, cancer treatment, emergency and trauma, critical care, neurosciences, bone marrow, kidney and pancreas transplant programs, medical research and teaching programs.
• Avera McKennan Hospital is one of the nation’s TOP 15 hospitals, earning national awards in patient care, technology, quality initiatives and nursing staff.
• For more information our website is:  www.avera.org

AVERA MCKENNAN HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER

• Avera McKennan is a member of Avera Health, a regional family of more than 330 healthcare facilities in the five-state region. With over 20,000 employees, Avera Health has over three million clinic and inpatient visits 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 is a 545-bed, non-profit, Catholic facility and the regional referral center for the Avera Health System and surrounding five-state area. Our Careflight helicopter, ground and fixed wing aircraft transport patients from a service area with a population of one million to our Level II Trauma Center. With over 600 physicians on staff in all specialties and 8,000 employees, the hospital offers a full range of services including the region's only kidney and pancreatic transplant program, and bone marrow transplant program. , Avera McKennan is a designated Magnet Hospital and a Healthgrades Distinguished Clinical Hospital.

AVERA MEDICAL GROUP

As an integrated physicians’ network of Avera Health, Avera Medical Group includes:

• Strength of 330 locations in 100 communities across Avera’s five-state region of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota
• More than 1200 professionals providing focused patient care
• Facilities known for medical excellence, technological innovation and a commitment to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all patients

SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls 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 280,000, 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.  Check out our community website at: www.siouxfalls.com. 

Sioux Falls offers a diverse blend of manufacturing, banking, financial industries, medical services, transportation, communications, and wholesale/retail trade for service and business opportunities. Because South Dakota has no corporate income tax,

NO STATE INCOME TAX, and no business inventory tax, over 2,500 new jobs are created each year with new businesses and expansions of existing businesses.

The city is a great place to raise a family. The public school system offers an array of educational opportunities, 23 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 4 traditional high schools, an alternative high school, a project-based learning academy, a career and technical education academy, one post-secondary technical institute, and all other district-owned facilities. 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.

Recreational activities abound in Sioux Falls, thanks to the city’s system of 80 parks, many of which are based on the Big Sioux River Greenway that provides 29-mile paved Bike Trail wraps itself around the city along the Big Sioux River greenway, through scenic urban and wildlife areas. The trails are maintained for year-round outdoor enjoyment. View Our Parks Guide. Amenities in the parks include picnic areas, playgrounds, flower gardens, a Japanese Garden, fishing areas, sports fields, tennis courts, and swimming pools. Soccer and hockey are especially popular and are played on 29 soccer fields, nine skating rinks, and two hockey rinks. Sioux Falls offers 2 private and 5 public golf courses and features over 30 courses, which are located within a 45-minute drive. Also a regional sporting hub, Sioux Falls is host to professional teams: the Skyforce basketball team, the Canaries baseball team, the Storm indoor football team, the Stampede hockey team, and the Spitfire soccer team. The Avera Sports Institute is leading the way by providing comprehensive sports training, rehabilitation and enhancement programs in a 40,000 square foot year-round athletic training center.

The arts are prominent in Sioux Falls with the $32 million Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science. The Pavilion features a performing arts center, a domed Omni theater, a hands-on science museum, and an expanded display area for the Civic Fine Arts Center. The Sioux Falls Symphony Orchestra and the Community Concert Association perform in the Pavilion several times a year; other performing arts groups include the Friends of Traditional Music and the Sioux Falls Community Playhouse.

Shopping in Sioux Falls ranges from the convenience of the Empire Mall with 180 stores to the warmth of quaint shopping centers. There are over 230 restaurants, ranging from fast food to exquisite fine dining rooms with

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