Family Medicine Opportunity in Dell Rapids, South Dakota

Avera Medical Group Dell Rapids, located in southeastern South Dakota is seeking a family medicine physician to join an existing group of 2 Family Medicine Physicians and 2 Advanced Practice Providers.

OPPORTUNITY

• Employed position with Avera McKennan Hospital
• Call schedule 1:5 weekdays.  1:6 Holidays.  Weekend call is available with extra pay.
• Market area 15,000
• Avera Dells Area Health Center – 23 bed facility
• Standard imaging tests available on-site or via mobile unit
• Highly competitive salary and benefits package
• Schedule – 4 days/week
• https://www.avera.org/locations/profile/avera-medical-group-dell-rapids/

COMMUNITY

• Population 3,600
• Area hunting and fishing opportunities
• K-12 parochial and public schools
• College and university options within 20 – 35 miles
• cityofdellrapids.com

Purchased from private physicians in 1994, Avera Medical Group Dell Rapids is a vital link in the primary care network of Avera McKennan Hospital located in Sioux Falls, SD. Two family medicine physicians and 2 APP's are currently in group practice and have a 4-day work week. The call schedule will be 1 in 6 with the addition of another physician. The clinic, adjacent to the hospital was built and opened in 2007.

Avera Dells Area Hospital is a 23 bed facility providing both inpatient and outpatient services. Included are outpatient consultation and surgery, Emergency Room services, Lab and X-ray and a variety of other services. Numerous specialists from Sioux Falls provide outreach clinics in Dell Rapids such as Orthopedics, Cardiology, Podiatry and Ophthalmology and General Surgery. In the next 3-4 years, Avera Dells Area Hospital will be building a new $25 million dollar hospital.

Dell Rapids has excellent schools with a K-12 parochial school as well as a K-12 public school system. Several colleges and technical schools are available in Sioux Falls and South Dakota State University is located just 35 miles north in Brookings. The University of South Dakota is located just 60 miles south in Vermillion.

Dell Rapids offers a variety of recreational activities including golf, tennis, swimming, softball and basketball leagues, youth sports, fishing areas, and picnic / camping areas. World-class waterfowl and pheasant hunting are available within an hour’s drive. Dell Rapids is just 20 minutes from Sioux Falls, a major city center for shopping, attractions and activities. Sioux Falls is home to a regional airport for travel needs.