Physician / Gastroenterology / South Dakota / Locum or Permanent / Physician - Gastroenterology in S
Quick facts
- Pay
- Base salary of $800K, productivity bonuses, and starting/retention bonuses of up to $180K
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- Background
- MD / physician
- Experience
- 30+ years
- Industry
- Health and Care — 3275 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Are you an outpatient Gastroenterologist searching for your next perm position? This position with one of VISTA's healthcare partners in Rapid City, South Dakota might just be the opportunity for you!
Opportunity Highlights
- Healthcare system is composed of 5 hospitalist and 40+ medical clinics and specialty centers
- Join a growing practice with an emphasis on high-quality patient care, collegiality, and a satisfying work environment.
- Hospital (a 417-bed regional tertiary care, Level 2 Trauma Center) has a state-of-the-art endoscopy suite with experienced staff.
- APP support provided
- Group includes two fellowship-trained advanced GI specialists
- All hospital/ED call taken by the inpatient GI service
- Hepatology/transplant support provided by visiting subspecialists twice a month, and we have a full-time experienced hepatology APP.
- ERCP call is available for fully-qualified physicians who wish to participate.
- Epic EMR and the latest Provation for endoscopy documentation.
- Experienced general surgery group with 24/7 in-house trauma/ACS service.
- Colorectal fellowship trained surgeon joining our team fall 2025.
- Pathology group includes two GI pathology fellowship-trained specialists.
- Equity in joint venture endoscopy center is planned to be available by 2027.
Base salary of $800K. Productivity bonus incentive opportunities start from day one. Starting and retention bonuses of up to $180K. Other benefits include paid relocation and moving allowance, CME reimbursement, paid malpractice, and a full benefits package.
Facilities, equipment and staff are state of the art
With easy access to the Black Hills, you can relish in the outdoors with hiking, camping, boating, fishing, and hunting. There is also great travel access through Rapid City Regional Airport which offers nonstop flights to several major cities. High-quality medical practice and satisfying lifestyle in one of America's premier Mountain West destinations!
H1B welcome to apply!
About VISTA Staffing A ClearlyRated Best of Staffing Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Award winner, VISTA has 30 years of experience optimizing continuity of care for hospitals, medical practices and government agencies across the US. A leading provider of short-term US locum tenens and permanent physician search services, VISTA partners healthcare providers with facilities who need them most, providing an effective strategy for lessening the impact of the global provider shortage. Our VISTA team goes above and beyond to make healthcare providers feel valued in the job search process and are committed to elevating careers to new heights. For more information, visit .
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name VISTA Staffing Solutions in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Physicians, All Other (SOC 29-1229) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Physician (teaching or research only)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level IV (fully competent)Physicians, All Other · United States (national median of areas). Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $87,172 | ~15% |
| Level II | $169,416 | ~31% |
| Level III | $249,538 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $324,906 | ~61% |
This job pays $800,000 a year — that's Level IV (fully competent). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level IV registration gets 4 entries; estimated selection chance about 61% — better than average.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.