General Surgery Opportunity in Mitchell, SD

Avera Medical Group Mitchell is seeking a board certified or board eligible General Surgeon physician:

• Join a group of 3 General Surgeon
• Call schedule is 1:4
• Established hospitalist service 24/7
• ER covered 24/7 by Emergency Medicine trained Physicians
• Opportunity to teach Medical, NP, PA students
• Overall clinic includes 65 physicians and APP’s, 22 specialties
• Primary market area 26,000; secondary market area of 65,000
• Physician will be employed by Avera Queen of Peace
• Position includes competitive base salary, production incentives and a generous benefit package
• Become part of an integrated network of physicians with easy access to specialist locally or by Avera eCARE services with 24 hour access.
• Learn more at: http://www.averamitchell.org
• New Clinic located on Interstate 90
• Avera Health integrated medical record.

The Mitchell Community

• Population of 15,000
• Located 70 Miles west SF on Interstate 90, 250 miles from Black Hills, 300 miles from Minneapolis MN
• Home of Dakota Wesleyan University & Mitchell Technical Institute
• Mitchell, home of Cabela’s, is considered an outdoorsman’s paradise with excellent hunting and fishing with the Missouri River only an hour away.
• Lake Mitchell offers a variety of outdoor activities including boating, jet skiing, fishing, camping and miles of jogging, walking and biking trails.
• Home of World’s only Corn Palace which hosts the Mitchell Kernel and Dakota Wesleyan University  Basketball games, and numerous concerts
• 3 public elementary, 1 middle school and 1 high school, Mitchell Christian Pre K -12; John Paul Elementary Pre K- 6^th Grade
• Two 18- hole golf courses, Lakeview & Wild Oak
• Numerous housing developments including Lake Mitchell
• Mitchell High School Fine Arts Auditorium, Area Community Theatre, DWU Theatre & Concert Series, & Logan Luxury 5 Theatre
• Economic base is tourism, Agriculture, Toshiba, Innovative Systems, Vantage Point Solutions, CHR, Trail-Eze & Trail King, Universal Packaging, Dakota Pump, Tessier’s, Muth Electric, TG Axial & AKG
• Cute main street boutique shopping
• South Dakota has no corporate income tax and no state income tax
• Learn more at http://mitchellsd.com

Avera Queen of Peace is a member of Avera Health, a regional family of more than 330 healthcare facilities in the five-state region. With over 16,000 employees, Avera Health has over two million clinic and inpatient visits each year at facilities known for medical excellence, technological innovation, and a commitment to meeting the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of all patients.

Avera Queen of Peace, is a 25-bed, non-profit, Catholic facility and the regional referral center for the Avera Health System serving Mitchell, South Dakota and an 11 county area. With over 65 physicians and APPs on staff in 22 specialties and 600 employees, the hospital offers a full range of services. The hospital is equipped with the region’s most advanced, state-of-the-art medical technology and services and recently was recognized for Excellence in Providing Safe, Reliable, and Efficient Care in the Premier Healthcare Alliance’s QUEST: High Performing Hospitals. The Avera Medical Group Family Health Center, a three story, 70,000 square foot clinic opened in 2016. The 30-acre Avera Grassland Health campus has space to accommodate future expansions.

• Integrated physicians’ network of Avera Health; 330 locations in 100 communities in the 5-state region of South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska
• More than 850 professionals providing focused patient care
• Total EMR for longitudinal care
• Avera eCARE leverages interactive video and computer technology to extend specialty services through eICU, eEmergency, eConsult, ePharmacy, ePrescribing, eLTC and eStroke

• Safe, friendly community with a population of 15,500
• Located on Interstate 90 and served by a local and Sioux Falls Regional Airport; easy access to Minneapolis, Omaha and vacation destinations
• Lake Mitchell provides boating, swimming, fishing and beautiful sunsets
• Home of the World's only Corn Palace
• 19 city parks
• 2 18-hole public golf courses
• Cadwell Sports Complex includes baseball and softball fields
• New Pepsi Cola soccer complex
• Mitchell Recreation Center; indoor swimming pool, basketball and racket ball courts, weight lifting room
• Mitchell Activities Center includes hockey and ice skating
• Mitchell School District includes 3 elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, plus John Paul Elementary and Mitchell Christian
• Learn more about the Mitchell School District 
• Learn more about Dakota Wesleyan University
• Learn more about Mitchell Technical Institute
• 17 churches representing several religious faiths
• Home of Cabela’s; and excellent hunting and fishing
• Pepsi Cola Theatre home to local talent, Area Community Theatre and Concert Series
• Learn more about Mitchell at http://www.cityofmitchell.org/ or http://www.visitmitchell.com/
• Take a photo tour at http://www1.avera.org/aqop/about/community/photogallery.aspx