Find your calling at Mercy!

Mercy Clinic Joplin is seeking a full-time BE/BC Hematology 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 five-year-old 240 bed hospital with integrated cancer center focused on individualized care for cancer patients.  

We are offering candidates a competitive recruitment and benefit package.

• Join 3 Hem/Oncs, 2 full time Oncology Nurse Practitioners and 1 Radiation Oncologist
• Nurse Navigators involved in cancer care, 4 dedicated oncology nurses in the office
• 1:4 Call Schedule and 4-day work week
• Position available due to physician retiring, quick practice ramp up
• CoC accredited comprehensive community cancer program
• Call Coverage of only one hospital that is attached to the clinic!
• Multidisciplinary tumor board on site weekly
• Clinic is adjacent to Infusion Center with onsite pharmacy
• Active Research program:  Clinical trials through the NCI and Guardian Research Network along with opportunities to open industry trials and write manuscripts
• Teaching Affiliation with Kansas City University with ability to have medical students in clinic with a stipend
• System wide EPIC EMR
• Leadership Opportunities available within Mercy
• Most needed specialties integrated and on site
• Diversity of cases due to catchment area

Mercy Clinic Offers:

• 2-year guarantee of $800,000, $100,000 in Recruitment Incentives
• 4 weeks’ vacation plus holidays plus 1 week CME (while on guarantee)
• Up to $20K in relocation assistance 
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement (401k/403b/457b) plan
• Occurrence-based malpractice
• Mercy qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

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. KCU/Joplin also opened a new dental school in 2023. 
• Joplin has its own airport with United flights to Chicago and Denver.  We are less than 1 hour from regional airports in Springfield, MO and Bentonville, AR and 90 minutes from international airport in Tulsa.

Your life is our life’s work 

At Mercy you can lead the way. When you join our team, you will have the opportunity to provide a transformative health care experience while putting new technologies to the test. You will be part of an innovative organization that remembers why we got into health care nearly 200 years ago. If caring for patients and making a difference in the community is the reason you became a physician, join us at Mercy.

It is a continuing goal to advance diversity and inclusion within our Mercy ministry. We cherish each person as created in the image of God and believe it is our responsibility to strive for excellence in establishing an environment of dignity for all.

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Your life is our life’s work

At Mercy, you can lead the way. Join a team where your passion for patient care meets cutting-edge innovation. As part of an organization rooted in nearly 200 years of compassionate service, you’ll help deliver transformative health care experiences while exploring new technologies and shaping the future of medicine. What sets us apart is our unwavering commitment to physician leadership—from the highest levels of our organization to the front lines of care—where physicians and caregivers collaborate, embrace fresh thinking, and drive clinical and operational excellence. If making a difference in your community is why you chose health care, Mercy is where your purpose meets possibility.