Physician - Urgent Care
- Visa sponsorship: H-1B, J-1 waiver
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About the job
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Visas Accepted
H1B or J1
Specialty
Pediatrics - Urgent Care
Practice Details
Community Description
Job Description
Urgent Care Physicians (multiple positions available) to provide medical care to patients of Bismarck, ND and the surrounding area. M.D., or equivalent foreign medical degree, as well as completion of a medical residency program in either Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in North Dakota and BC/BE. Qualified applicants should send CV and references to: Courtney.Foelker@SanfordHealth.org
Qualifications
M.D. or D.O. degree.
Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested:
An applicant who has just completed residency shall provide their residency procedure log and a list of completed rotations, as applicable.
OR
An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the last 12 months, to include number of procedures performed-morbidity, mortality, infection rates and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of clinical services to be at least 50 patients in the last 12 months.
OR
If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinic activity for the last 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the care of 50 patients in clinical practice in the last 12 months.
More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.
Successful completion of an Internal Medicine residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. Training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above, may be considered via the waiver of eligibility process as defined in the Credentialing Policy.
Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/ subspecialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as applicable. Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity’s policy for grandfather exceptions)
Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if variation between documents exists.
Compensation
Recruiter Information
Courtney Foelker, Physician Recruiter Phone: +1 (701) 3232084 or Email: courtney.foelker@sanfordhealth.org
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.
From Sanford Health's job posting, checked Oct 28, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Sanford Health
Sanford Health is a nonprofit rural health system with 60 (source: Sanford Health, About Sanford Health, opens in a new tab) hospitals, 315 (source: Sanford Health, About Sanford Health, opens in a new tab) clinic locations and 60,000 (source: Sanford Health, About Sanford Health, opens in a new tab) employees across the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Source: Sanford Health, About Sanford Health
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