Experienced Trauma Surgeon need with Mercy in Joplin, MO

About the role

Mercy Clinic in Joplin, Missouri is a busy, comprehensive, well-established practice in Southwest Missouri. We are seeking full-time, experienced BC Trauma Surgeon to join three other Trauma Surgeons. Work alongside an expert team of care professionals who genuinely care for one another and share your passion for providing compassionate, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Trauma/Acute Care Surgery only—no elective surgery
• 7-8, 24-hour shifts per month worked in 1 week increments

Practice details

• Level II Trauma hospital with 6 trauma bays and 11 state-of-the-art ORs with a full scope of trauma and surgical equipment
• Approximately 800 annual trauma cases

Compensation & benefits

• $470K guarantee plus $50K incentives
• $20K relocation assistance
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k/403b retirement plans
• Occurrence based malpractice insurance
• EPIC EHR throughout the entire Mercy system

About Joplin

• Excellent quality of life in the beautiful Ozarks of Southwest Missouri
• Fourth-largest metropolitan area in the state with the lowest cost of living and highest bang-for-your-buck
• Population of the Greater Joplin Area is 75,000 (flourishing to over 200,000 during the workday)
• Serves as a hub of economic, health and cultural activity for multiple communities in the four-state area
• Spend more time at home with no commute—beautiful neighborhoods within an easy 5-10 minute drive from the clinic and hospital
• Active lifestyle with golf (1 private, 3 public courses), tennis, numerous gyms, running, and hiking the scenic chert bluffs
• Easy access to nearby streams and lakes for fishing, kayaking and boating
• Multiple preK-12 options: public, private and parochial schools, local colleges and a state university
• Diverse, growing medical hub with Kansas City University-Joplin's medical school (160+ students per year) and a dental school opened on campus in 2023
• Joplin has its own airport with United flights to Chicago and Denver; less than 1 hour from national airports in Springfield, MO and Bentonville, AR; 90 minutes from international airport in Tulsa