Location MN, Thief River Falls
Specialty General Surgery
Visas Accepted N/A
Practice Details
Sanford Health is seeking a board-certified general surgeon to join their excellent team in Thief River Falls, MN. (GI experience with competency in colonoscopies/scopes preferred)
Great provider and nursing team environment, multi-specialty clinic with easy communication and consult
20+ local providers in practice with many specialty providers from tertiary center readily available
Medical center is a spacious, modern 65,000 square foot facility
25 bed critical care access hospital
Thief River Falls serves as a regional health center to a mostly rural population of 75,000
Over 30 specialty services offered
More than 600 Sanford Health employees and 36 physicians work within the community
Level IV trauma center
Compensation Package
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 allowance, allowed time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance. Annual compensation floor range (based on 1.0 FTE): $442,782 - $573,012 plus estimated potential to exceed compensation floor from personally performed wRVUs. Additional incentives may be offered. Actual compensation offers may vary and are determined based on multiple factors including education, training, certification, experience, scope of practice and actual job requirements.
About this Community
Thief River Falls, Minnesota population is 9,400 and growing.
- Multiple large employers -Arctic Cat and worldwide electronic distributor, Digi-Key Corporation
Amenities including:
Great schools with small class sizes
Many options for recreation, clubs and organizations
Northland Community Techical College
1-hour away from Grand Forks, ND - home to UND
45-minute affordable flight to/from Minneapolis via Denver Air
Boutiques
Retail shops
Beautiful biking/hiking/walking paths and trails
Ralph Engelstad Arena that holds enterainment and sporting events
Job Function Physicians
Req Number R-0199108
Equal Employment Opportunity
Sanford and its affiliate brands have consistently operated under the principle of equal treatment for all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, in regard to public assistance or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.
Physician Benefits
We offer an attractive Physician benefits package that is comprehensive, flexible and affordable. Traditional benefit options include health insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan, company paid benefits like basic life insurance and disability and other voluntary benefit solutions. We also provide other non-traditional benefits like employee perks, generous time away and well-being assistance so you can bring your best self to work every day.

Meet Our Physicians
Luis Garcia, MD
President, Sanford Clinic
“Sanford is an organization that is very in tune with its values. It is an organization that is extremely invested in their employees and clinicians. We call ourselves a family and we relate as a family members.”