Job Description

• Our independent, multi-specialty medical practice is seeking a full-time (.8-1.0 FTE) clinic based Pulmonologist to join an established pulmonology department as a sole specialist
• Sleep medicine fellowship highly recommended/preferred
• Function as the organizations Respiratory Rehabilitation director
• Provide occasional support as a hospital consultant
• Opportunity to grow the practice with outreach opportunities to our critical access hospital, Prairie Ridge Healthcare
• Practice in a 6-year-old, $30 million dollar state-of-the-art medical clinic
• Qualified candidates must be Board-certified or Board-eligible in Pulmonary medicine.
• Candidates should also have excellent communication skills and the ability and desire to interact with medical center physicians, hospital administration, outpatient office physicians and staff, and respiratory therapy staff.
• Full spectrum of patient conditions including: asthma management, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, COPD, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension, and sleep disorders
• Required procedures:Bronchoscopy, Spirometry, Pulmonary Stress Tests, Sleep Studies, & Pulmonary Function Tests

EMR Systems:

• Transitioning to EPIC in November of 2022
• Currently using Allscripts (outpatient EMR) & Paragon (inpatient EMR)

Compensation:

• Salary is guaranteed for 2 years of employment after a new provider joins
• Ability to earn above guaranteed salary if provider exceeds production hours worked

Benefits:

• Annual CME reimbursement & paid professional dues and memberships
• Relocation reimbursement
• Sign on bonus with assistance in residency
• 10% annual employer contributions into 401K plan; fully vested to the employee at the time the employee is eligible to participate in the plan
• Cash balance plan & profit sharing plan
• Health, dental, vision, long term and short term disability insurance; malpractice coverage with tail
• 6 weeks paid time off while on salary guarantee

About our Community:

• Fergus Falls is an area known for excellent private and public school systems community college, local wineries & breweries, low cost of living, nearby zoos, big box retail (Home Depot, Applebees, Caribou Coffee, Shopko, Walmart, and more), movie theater, bowling alley, event center, nearby resorts & casinos, health spas, YMCA, fishing, cross country skiing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, & biking.
• 8-golf courses within a 30-mile radius of city
• Number 1 county in the United States with most lakes, with 1,100 lakes in Ottertail County
• Central lakes biking/walking trail begins in Fergus Falls and is a 55 mile, paved trail that goes to central MN
• North Country Scenic Trail runs through the town (beginning in Vermont & runs through central ND)
• Within city limits, there are 5 lakes & 17 park & recreational areas
• Easy access to Fargo, ND (1 hour drive); and Minneapolis/St. Paul (2 hour drive)
• Childrens museum & indoor playground
• Enjoy a safe, low crime community of 14,000 residents