Plastic Surgeon Opportunity with Mercy in Joplin, MO- Level II Trauma
Quick facts
- Pay
- Competitive income guarantee plus $50,000 recruitment incentives
- Type
- Full-time
- Background
- MD / physician
- Industry
- Health and Care — 2496 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
- Joplin, Missouri
- Physician
- Plastic Surgery
- Regular
- Full-time
- Mercy Joplin
- JR269283
Job Description
Find your calling at Mercy!
Mercy Clinic in Joplin, Missouri, is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Plastic Surgeon to join our growing practice. This Plastic Surgeon opportunity offers a quick ramp-up period and the ability to practice in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
Practice Highlights
- Practice at one location: Mercy Hospital Joplin, with optional outreach
- Experienced clinic support and fully staffed
- Level II Trauma
- EMR: Epic
- Teaching opportunities with stipends available
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive income guarantee plus $50,000 recruitment incentives
- Incentives tailored to your needs: sign-on bonus, commencement bonus, Fellow stipends
- While on guarantee: 20 days PTO, 6 holidays, 5 days CME
- $5,000 annual CME allowance
- Comprehensive benefits from day one: health, dental, vision
- Retirement plans with employer contribution and matching options
- Relocation assistance up to $20,000
- Occurrence-based malpractice coverage
- Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- H1B sponsorship available
Mercy Hospital Joplin
- State-of-the-art, 250-bed Level II Trauma Center (opened in 2015)
- Region’s only hospital offering all private rooms
- Accredited Cancer Center, NICU, sophisticated ICU, and advanced Emergency Department
- 11 operating rooms (with space for 3 additional), 50 Pre/Post-Op rooms
- 18 anesthesiologists and 24 CRNAs
- Two Da Vinci Robots available
- Mature, integrated health system serving 19 counties
About Joplin, Missouri
Enjoy an exceptional quality of life in the beautiful Ozarks:
- Fourth-largest metro in Missouri with low cost of living
- Population: 75,000 (regional hub serving 200,000+)
- No commute – neighborhoods within 5–10 minutes of hospital
- Outdoor recreation: golf, hiking, fishing, boating, and scenic trails
- Excellent public, private, and parochial schools plus local colleges and a state university
- Home to Kansas City University-Joplin medical school (160+ students annually)
- Convenient travel: Joplin Regional Airport with United flights to Chicago & Denver; 1 hour to Springfield, MO or Bentonville, AR; 90 minutes to Tulsa International Airport
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.
For more information, please contact Galen Roberts. Telephone: 417-556-2202 | Email: Galen.Roberts@Mercy.net
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Mercy in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
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