General Surgery Opportunity - West Plains, MO
Columbia, Missouri, United States
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Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Surgery-General
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location West Plains, Missouri, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 3/05/24
Ozarks Healthcare is searching for a compassionate BE/BC general surgeon to join our team of 2 other general surgeons. You’ll experience a team-oriented work environment with experienced colleagues. Exciting things are happening at Ozarks Healthcare and now is a great time to become a part of our team. We have recently held the grand opening of our new 20,000 square foot Women's Center that houses modern labor and delivery rooms, gynecological surgery facilities and educational spaces. We are also set to complete, in late summer of 2021, our new 100,000 square foot medical office building that will include flexible clinics, procedure suites, centralized imaging facilities, an updated pharmacy and a new food service area.

Hospital Employed General Surgery Opportunity in Beautiful Missouri Ozarks:
  • Position is open due to increased volume.
  • Call is 1:3, call pay available if exceeding contractual call requirements
  • Currently there are 2 full-time general surgeons employed by the hospital and 1 private practice general surgeon in the community
  • Clinic will be moving into a new 100,000 square foot medical office building later this year.
  • Currently performs bariatric, colorectal, general surgery and endoscopy
  • Clinic is Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Physicians have their own nurse plus additional float nurses
  • 6 OR rooms, 3 procedure suites
  • MD Anesthesia coverage
  • Strong primary care referral base
  • 12 bed ICU with 2 critical care specialists
  • 24/7 Hospitalist coverage
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Annual ER visits: 28,000 – 30,000
  • Annual Scopes: approximately 2,000
Ozarks Healthcare does accept J1 and H1B applicants. We are also located in the Delta Regional Authority which has no limit on J1 waivers and there is no waiver application deadline.

Benefits
  • Competitive salary based on MGMA standards
  • $25,000 sign on bonus
  • $10,000 relocation reimbursement
  • Monthly educational stipend while you complete your training
  • Student loan support up to $100,000
  • Up to $4,500 for CME’s and professional license fees, dues and journals.
  • 8 Weeks of Paid Time Off annually
  • Benefits include: health, dental, vision, life, long and short term disability, AD&D,
  • 403B matching up to 3% after one year.
  • 457 plan “Top Hat Plan” max contribution of $18,000 per year.
Ozarks Healthcare is a 114-bed Joint Commission accredited regional referral facility, servicing approximately 180,000 population in a nine-county area in south central Missouri and north central Arkansas. Over 100 active physicians are on the medical staff comprised of half primary care and half specialists. Ozarks Healthcare has extensive outreach programs consisting of 23 physician-staffed health clinics plus very active home health, home care, and hospice programs. We provide a number of services not normally found in rural areas. Services offered by Ozarks Healthcare are:
  • Anesthesiology
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Cardiology (Interventional and Non-Interventional)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology
  • ENT
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Hospitalists
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • Orthopedic/Spine Surgery
  • Pathology
  • Pain Management
  • Pediatrics
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatry
  • Pulmonology/Critical Care
  • Radiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Urology
  • Wound Care
West Plains is the center of trade for a 50-mile radius. The area's educational opportunities are excellent with public and private schools. Also, the West Plains campus of Missouri State University provides academic and vocational education programs which include a registered and practical nursing program plus a respiratory care school. The West Plains area has prospered as a result of its central location for trade in southern Missouri as well as growth of its educational and health services.
West Plains, listed in The 100 Best Small Towns In America, is a family oriented community located in the beautiful Ozark mountains, national forest lands, lakes and streams provide abundant outdoor recreational activities. We are uniquely located 200 miles from St. Louis and 100 miles from Springfield, Missouri. Ozarks Healthcare has been named one of the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals in the United States – one of only two named in Missouri.

Thank you for your consideration. Please let me know if you have interest in this opportunity and I will facilitate getting you additional information.

Kind Regards,

Jill Allen
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