Remote Source

    Physician - Remote Psychiatry

    SD, City - Remote SD
    Full-Time
    Mid (3-6 yrs)
    Healthcare
    Posted on March 27, 2026

    Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. 

    Visas Accepted

    N/A

    Specialty

    Psychiatry

    Practice Details

    Sanford Virtual Hospital is seeking a BE/BC General Psychiatrist to join the practice.

    • All shifts will be CST
    • Schedule is flexible: rotate between nights and
    weekends
    • Compensation plan: virtual psychiatrists are on a shift
    based plan
    • Hourly rate = $189
    • Includes a retention incentive for qualified
    candidates: $75,000 retention incentive forgiven over 3
    yrs

    • Cover real-time ER needs in both a teritary center and
    rural critical access hospitals
    • Patient rounding on behavioral health units and
    consulting on medical floors during the weekend
    • General Psychiatry (see ages 5+ and Adult)
    • Support from local clinician and nurse
    • REMOTE, opportunity, psychiatrist can live/work
    virtually (from home office) in a number of states with
    some exclusions
    • Candidate will need to obtain IA, MN, ND, and SD
    medical licenses and obtain privileges supporting the
    enterprise

    Community Description

    The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings care close to home.

    At Sanford Health, through our transformational virtual care initiative, we are reimaging how care is delivered to our rural communities by expanding our virtual care options and bringing care close to home.
    • Commitment to providing the right care at the right time in the right place
    • Improve access to care by creating a reliable, easy to use connection for patients, families and clinicians
    • Elevate the human experience to engage patients and families in whole-person care
    • Ensure continuity of care across all health care settings
    • Offer best-in-class education and training curriculum to clinicians, patients, families and communities
    • Use and develop next generation tools and technology to provide high-quality, safe care with an emphasis on convenience and affordability
    • A team focused on research and development that creates and tests next-generation care solutions

    Job Description

    Psychiatry Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit (if applicable to the setting ), evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients above the age of 12 who suffer from mental, behavioral, addictive, or emotional disorders (e.g., psychoses, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, developmental disabilities, sexual dysfunctions, and adjustment disorders).

    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 a residency provides his/her resident log. 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, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of inpatient services to be at least 30 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 30 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 a hospital affiliated Psychiatry residency program accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. Training at residency and 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

    Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME dollars, malpractice insurance and tail coverage

    Recruiter Information

    Charlotte Gjoraas, Physician Recruiter

    Phone: +1 (605) 3286995 Or charlotte.gjoraas@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.

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    Company:  Sanford Health

    Provides integrated healthcare services including medical care, genomic medicine, senior care, and research across rural America.
    10001+ employees
    Healthcare & Life Sciences
    HQ: United States