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Physician - Internal Medicine

Sanford Health · Marshfield, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 11, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This practice covers both outpatient and inpatient care in a 10-bed critical access hospital. How comfortable are you managing both?

What they are checking: Whether they are ready for traditional practice covering clinic and a small rural hospital, where specialist backup is limited.

How would you work with the two other physicians and four APPs in this group?

What they are checking: Whether they collaborate well and support others in a small, close group, since everyone depends on each other in rural practice.

Tell me about a time you made a difficult diagnosis that others had missed.

What they are checking: Whether they reason carefully and keep looking when something does not fit, since missed diagnoses are costly in a small hospital.

The posting offers 20 percent protected time for a community health project. What would you want to work on in Park Falls?

What they are checking: Whether they care about improving community health beyond individual visits, since the role offers protected time for exactly that work.

What does a sustainable work week look like for you, and how would the 4-day option fit?

What they are checking: Whether they understand what a sustainable workload looks like for them, since realistic self-awareness supports staying long term in rural practice.

What would you do

You are on call one in three for the hospital. A patient arrives sicker than the hospital can handle. How do you decide whether to transfer?

What they are checking: Judgment about local capacity and safe transfer in a critical access setting.

How do you handle goals of care conversations with older patients and families?

What they are checking: Whether they handle serious illness conversations with compassion and skill, helping patients and families make decisions that fit their values.

How do you make sure inpatient follow-up happens after discharge in a rural area with long travel distances?

What they are checking: Practical planning for continuity of care when access is hard.

About the work

How do you manage a complex patient with several chronic conditions and many medications?

What they are checking: Whether they manage complex patients with many conditions and medications thoughtfully, including reducing drugs that cause more harm than help.

Specialists rotate on site. How do you coordinate with them so patients do not fall through the cracks?

What they are checking: Whether they coordinate care carefully with visiting specialists, so patients do not fall through the cracks when access is limited.

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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 Internal Medicine

 Practice Details Marshfield Medical Center is seeking a BC/BE Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Med/Peds physician to join our well-established primary care practice in Marshfield, Wisconsin. • Busy 100% outpatient clinic practice located at the flagship site • Enjoy a well-supported department with its own Pharmacist, Behavioral Health Integrated Care Nurse, Psychologist and Diabetic Educator • Nurse line is 1st call and call is 1:20 (phone call only) • Excellent work-life balance (support for job sharing) • 4-day work week flexibility • Opportunity to provide medical coverage at Norwood Health Center (Local Psychiatric Facility) • Medical Director opportunity available if interested. Option A: Full Time Clinical Role Option B: Full Time Clinical (80%) and Community Project Engagement (20%) Protected Time Dedicated to a Community Health Project Through a grant from the Orion Initiative, a grant program within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, [provider] is able to offer 20% protected time for three years for a physician to lead a community health project. That means 20% of the physician’s time in this full-time position will be dedicated to a community health project, with the remaining 80% focused on clinical care. This is a unique opportunity for physicians who want to make an impact beyond the clinic walls while addressing a health need in the community. A community health project is a project that: • Serves the community where the rural hospital or clinic is located or a community within its service area • Seeks to improve health or address a specific health condition or broader determinant of health, such as healthy lifestyles, disease prevention and control or environmental factors that negatively impact health • Does not involve political campaign activity, lobbying or partisan advocacy We strongly encourage our physicians to be involved in medical education and research to continue building our strong foundation of patient care, research and education for years to come.

 Community Description Nestled in the heart of Wisconsin, Marshfield is a safe, clean community with a population of about 20,000 people. The region boasts a solid economy and a low cost of living, which includes below-national average costs for housing and transportation. Community pride is evident in the private and city funds invested in making Marshfield a great place to live. Located one mile outside of town, you will have access to 6,500 acres for hiking, biking, hunting, canoeing, cross-country skiing, berry picking, and wildlife or bird watching or simply enjoying the fresh air. With excellent schools and high school graduation rates high above the national average, Marshfield is committed to offering and preparing students for top-notch educational opportunities. Those of us that have chosen to call Marshfield home have come to enjoy the benefits of short commutes, safe and friendly neighborhoods, fresh air and water, bountiful nature, and so much more. Come and see for yourself. Fun Fact: Marshfield is known as the HEART of Wisconsin!

 Job Description Internal Medicine Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examinations, admit (if applicable to the setting), evaluate, diagnosis, treat and provide consultative services to adolescent and adult patients with common and complex illness, diseases and functional disorders of the circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, hematopoietic, gastroenteric, and genitourinary systems.

 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 inpatient 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 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.

 Recruiter Information Jacquelin Chapman | Jacque Chapman, Physician Recruiter

Phone: +1 (715) 9756235 or Email: jacquelin.chapman@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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