Physician - Radiation Oncologist with Mercy Joplin, MO

Mercy Hospital Joplin is seeking a full-time Radiation Oncologist to join our well-established Commission on Cancer accredited cancer center in Joplin, Missouri. If you enjoy working in a strong, physician-led organization known for its quality of care and patient satisfaction then Mercy Clinic has the opportunity for you. Mercy Joplin is a beautiful 240 bed hospital with integrated cancer center focused on individualized care for cancer patients.  

• Mature practice – treating approximately 25 patients per day
• Staff: 1 RN, 1 prior authorization, 3RTT’s (1 supervisor), I PhD physicist, 1 CMD, and the Director.
• Elekta Versa HD, 120 leaf MLC, Hexapod robotic couch
• Mosaiq OIS, RayStation treatmnent planning system
• C-RAD optical surface guidance
• GE 580RT large bore CT Simulator
• Cancer Center has 4 Oncology providers
• CoC accredited comprehensive community cancer program
• Nurse Navigators involved in cancer care, Oncology Social Worker
• Multidisciplinary tumor board on site weekly
• Radiation Oncology Department is adjacent to Oncology and the Infusion Center with onsite pharmacy
• Cancer Center has its own dedicated parking lot
• Active Research program
• Teaching Affiliation with Kansas City University with ability to have medical students in clinic with a stipend
• System wide EPIC HER
• Leadership Opportunities available within Mercy
• Most needed specialties integrated and on site
• Diversity of cases due to catchment area

Mercy Clinic Offers:

• Robust 2-year guarantee, $50,000 in Recruitment Incentives
• 4 weeks’ vacation plus 6 holidays plus 1 week CME (while on guarantee)
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement (401k/403b/457b) plan
• Occurrence-based malpractice

About 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
• Population of the Greater Joplin Area is 75,000 (flourishing 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 (1 private, 3 public courses), tennis, numerous gyms, running, and hiking the scenic chert bluffs
• Enjoy easy access to nearby streams and lakes for fishing, kayaking and boating
• Multiple preK-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.
• 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 future dental school will open on KCU-Joplin's campus in 2023!
• Joplin has its own airport with United flights to Chicago and Denver.  We are less than 1 hour from national airports in Springfield, MO and Bentonville, AR and 90 minutes from international airport in Tulsa.

Mercy, a four-time IBM Watson Health top five large U.S. health system in 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, is a faith-based organization and serves millions annually. Located in seven states, Mercy is comprised of 40 hospitals and more than 2,500 Mercy Clinic physicians. We have hospitals in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, as well as underserved clinics in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

Mercy Clinic is a strong, physician-led and professionally managed multi-specialty group. Today, Mercy Clinic is the fourth largest, integrated physician organization in the country, behind only Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic. 

Salary : $50,000