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.