Physician / Family Practice / South Dakota / Locum or Permanent / Family Medicine opportunity in Pierre, SD - teaching opps Job

Family Medicine Physician

Job Description:

• Join a group of 4 family medicine physicians and 3 mid-level providers
• Call schedule is 1:8 outpatient call only
• Established anesthesia and hospitalist service
• Ability to cover hospitalist shifts if needed
• Opportunity to teach medical students as part of the FARM (Frontier and rural Medicine) program with the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine
• Opportunity to teach family medicine residents in the Pierre Family Medicine Rural Training Track Program
• Overall clinic includes 53 physicians and providers, 17 specialties and a surgery center
• Access to the health network of technology, facilities and specialists
• Market area of 60,000
• Physician will be employed
• Position includes highly competitive base salary, production incentives and benefit package
• South Dakota's only centrally located, multi-practice medical clinic

Community Overview:

• Located on the bluffs of the Missouri River
• Population of 14,000
• Pierre is South Dakota's state capital
• Friendly community with many historical sites to visit such as the State Capital building and surrounding monuments, SD Cultural Heritage Center, SD Discovery Center and Aquarium, Oahe Dam, Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
• 4 elementary, 1 middle school and 1 high school with current enrollment over 2600 students
• The Capital University Center offers degrees from 6 different South Dakota public universities. The CUC provides resources for the school system and state and federal government agencies, including the State Library
• Year-round outdoor recreation on the Missouri River and area lakes providing opportunities to fish for a variety of species
• Popular outdoor activities include swimming, sailing, boating, river boat tours and diving, hunting, birding, biking, and motocross
• Annual events in the area include Oahe Days, Governor's Cup Walleye Tournament and Parade of Lights
• Economic base is derived from government, agriculture, medical services, recreational services, education, commercial, retail and professional services
• South Dakota has no corporate income tax, no state income tax and no business inventory tax, which is attractive for new businesses and expansions of existing businesses.