Seeking Neurosurgeon to Join Award Winning Team for Joplin, Missouri opportunity
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ABOUT FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM
Located in the southwest corner of the state in Joplin, Missouri, Freeman is a physician-led, locally owned, not-for-profit health system and is well-recognized as the region's epicenter for quality healthcare. Our three-hospital system provides comprehensive healthcare and behavioral services to a service area of 450,000 residents from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. As a teaching hospital, Freeman also provides medical students and resident doctors the opportunity to study with our high-caliber physicians. We are continually expanding and searching for talented, qualified professionals to join our organization. See yourself in Joplin, Missouri!
OUR NEUROSURGERY OPPORTUNITY:
- Seeking BE/BC Neurosurgeon to join award-winning Neurological team with consideration for spine fellowship trained physicians.
- Work with a team of four Neurosurgeons
- Level II Trauma center with comfortable call rotation of 1 in 4
- An award-winning team with Freeman being named a top 100 in the nation and #1 in the state for spinal fusion; top 10% in the nation, top 10% in the state, top 10% in the region, and #1 in the market for spinal fusion and spinal surgery
- Equipment rich capabilities with multiple O-arms, Stealth Navigation System, Pentero scopes and intraoperative monitoring for every case.
- Midlevel support
- Enjoy a fully integrated healthcare delivery system with large primary care and multi-specialty medical staff
- Teaching opportunities are available for medical students and residents
- Epic EMR coming soon!
- Professional support services including hiring and billing as well as IT support and marketing are provided by the health system
- Financially stable health system
- Generous one-year guaranteed salary followed by wRVU contract with no cap
- Incentives: Start Bonus and Residency Stipend options may be available
- Relocation Assistance (up to $10,000)
- CME allowance $5000 over a two-year cycle
- Paid malpractice, tail coverage
- Full Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, FSA & 401(a), 403(b), 457(b) options and more
- Professional growth & Leadership Development opportunities
- New, near-site, state-of-the art day care/learning center is available exclusively for children of Freeman employees
CHOOSE JOPLIN!
- Appreciate an excellent quality of life in Joplin, where a crossroads of culture lies tucked away in the beautiful Ozarks of Southwest Missouri
- As the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the state, Joplin maintains the lowest cost of living and highest bang-for-your buck
- A city of 50,000 people (which flourishes to over 200,000 during the workday), Joplin 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 are located within an easy 5–10-minute drive from the clinic and hospital.
- Balance work with an active lifestyle with activities including golf, tennis, numerous gyms, running, and hiking the scenic chert bluffs
- Enjoy easy access to nearby streams and lakes for fishing, kayaking and boating
- Multiple pre-K-12 options exist to make sure young minds have the opportunity to thrive. Choose from public, private, and parochial schools, local colleges and a state university.
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- Become a valued member of a diverse, growing medical hub with Kansas City University-Joplin's medical school and their 160+ students enrolled per year. A dental school opened on KCU-Joplin's campus in August 2023!
NOT-FOR-PROFIT, LOCALLY OWNED, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
Freeman focuses on meeting the health and wellness needs of those we serve as well as the needs of future generations. Our caregivers, leadership and board of directors play an active role in identifying the health needs of the region. Locally owned, not-for-profit and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics in three states. With more than 350 physicians on staff representing more than 90 specialties, Freeman provides cancer care, heart and vascular care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, children’s services and women’s services.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.
Make an impact. Join us in our work to create healthier communities.
