Interventional Radiologist

Summary:

The Physician's role involves evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients at Altru, providing comprehensive care for injuries and illnesses. Physician responsibilities include counseling patients on preventive healthcare measures and exercising professional judgment in alignment with Altru’s policies and standards. The position requires achieving annual Patient Engagement and Quality & Safety goals, supporting department objectives, and maintaining accurate and timely documentation to ensure quality patient care and appropriate reimbursement.

Essential Job Functions:

• Evaluates, provides diagnosis and treatment of patients of Altru who present with injuries or illnesses.  Counsels patients and advises on preventative healthcare measures. 

• Exercises Doctor's own judgment in the diagnosis and treatment of patients consistent with Altru’s policies and standards.

• Achieves the Altru Patient Engagement and Quality & Safety goals established on an annual basis.  Participates in activities and support department goals as defined by department on an annual basis.

• Maintains accurate and timely documentation ensuring quality patient care and assurance of appropriate reimbursements to Altru.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Doctorate within specified field of medical practice from respective accredited school.

• Must be admissible to sit for either the Canadian or American Board or be certified by the Canadian Board and are members of either the Royal College of Physicians or Royal College of Surgeons, American board certification or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) board certification.  Board certification in area of specialty must be obtained within five years of employment.

• Must be granted medical staff appointments at Altru and associated facilities as are necessary to the commission of duties prior to commencement of employment. 

• Must be insurable under the Health System’s professional liability carrier prior to commencement of employment.

• Doctor of Optometry, Chiropractic Medicine and Podiatry must have graduated from respective accredited schools.

• Be legally licensed to practice medicine in North Dakota and/or Minnesota, depending on the location of the practice to which they are assigned.

Altru offers:

• Generous compensation package, including comprehensive benefits, relocation and immigration allowance, and generous vacation and CME time off 
• New hospital opening Quarter 1 of 2025 
• Paid malpractice insurance including tail coverage
• Opportunity to teach University of North Dakota Medical School Students
• Flexible scheduling allowing for improved work-life balance 
• Excellent referral base from Altru primary care clinics 
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As a regional-owned health system, Altru has provided outstanding healthcare for over 130 years.  Altru’s new hospital, opening for patients in early 2025, has been thoughtfully designed for our patients, visitors and team members. The new hospital, as part of the “hospital in a park”, will be surrounded by beautiful green space with walking paths and ponds.    

We want you to join us in our new facility coming 2025 

• Our new hospital, spread over 552,000 sq. ft., will include: 

• Seven above ground floors 

• Space for 226 licensed patient beds 

• A 16-bed observation unit 

• An entire unit capable of being operated at negative pressure 

• 14 ORs (5 general, 1 trauma, 2 heart, 2 c-section, neuro, ortho, hybrid & robotic) 

• ER in the New Hospital | Altru 

• NICU in the New Hospital | Altru 

• Introducing Altru’s Masterplan: Hospital in the Park 

• Learn more about all the patient benefits of the new hospital here 

By combining world-class facilities, technology and a new approach to patient care, we are meeting our patients’ changing needs and expectations and securing our region’s healthcare future for generations to come. 

New Technology Upgrades

• Hybrid OR 
• Hybrid IR 
• Two new CT’s: One 256 slice and one 640 slice
• New PET CT 
• Two new SPECT CT 
• Two new CATH lab suites 
• One new EP lab suite
• Almost exclusively new booms and lights in OR’s 

By combining world-class facilities, technology and a new approach to patient care, we are meeting our patients’ changing needs and expectations and securing our region’s healthcare future for generations to come. 

Based in Grand Forks, N.D., Altru is an independent, non-profit healthcare organization. We are physician-led, with over 300 providers and 65 specialties of care. Altru boasts an acute care hospital, specialty hospital, level II trauma center and more than two dozen practice locations throughout northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota. Altru was the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, extending Mayo Clinic expertise to the patients we serve. Altru employs over 3,400 staff and providers who are empowered to fulfill Altru’s mission – making a difference for those we care for.   

Altru Family Medicine Residency offers teaching opportunities for residents and fellows in family practice and obstetrics. Also located in Grand Forks, the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences offers research and teaching opportunities for medical students and general surgery residents. 

Accreditation, Awards and, Recognition: 

• Altru Health System Is Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care 

• Altru Awarded on Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2024 List 

• Named Best Hospital in North Dakota by U.S. News and World Report in 2019 

• Altru Earns CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Awards for the Tenth Year in a Row 

• Mayo Clinic Care Network | Altru Health System 

The tree-lined sidewalk streets of Grand Forks, North Dakota boast lush greenery and flowers along the Red River of the North. Grand Forks is home to about 60,000 people, making it one of the most comfortable and family-friendly locations in the U.S. Here are the top 5 reasons Grand Forks is a cooler place to call home: 

• Community: Our tight-knit community is the #1 reason U.S. News ranks North Dakota as the state offering the best quality of life. 

• Light traffic: With one of the best commute times in the U.S., our rush hour is measured in minutes not hours. 

• Good Schools: Our public and private educational systems are some of the best in the country. Whether you re 5 or 55, we provide outstanding educational opportunities for students of all ages and needs. 

• Economy: With a consistently low unemployment rate (<3%), Grand Forks is a hub for engineering, aerospace, energy, agriculture, and healthcare. 

• Weather: Whether you call it a big, small town or small, big town, Grand Forks has at least one of everything including all four seasons. 

[Resource: ,Grand Forks is Cooler]

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