New practice opportunity with growing independent health system in SW Missouri!
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Application
Details
Posted: 26-Feb-24
Location: Bolivar, Missouri
Type: Full Time
Salary: competitive salary
Sector:
Hospital, Public and Private
Health Care System
Integrated Healthcare Delivery System
Salary Details:
Annual Quality bonus
Sign on Bonus
Extra shift bonus
Holiday pay
Short notice shift pay
As a non-profit health system you are eligible for PSLF loan forgiveness
Required Education:
MD/DO
Additional Information:
2 openings available.
Employer will assist with relocation costs.
Internal Number: ER 1
Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) in Bolivar, MO seeks 2 additional BE/BC emergency medicine physicians to meet growing demand in our Level 3 Trauma Center, which sees 60+ patients daily. These are new positions due to the addition of a 3rd physician shift each day.
CMH is in the early stages of a large $77 million construction project to be completed in 2026, where the the ED will increase from 12 to 29 beds. Additional EM physicians will also be recruited then. While we have an immediate need for 2 physicians, if you are a resident or fellow who completes training in 2025 or 2026, please reach out to further discuss an opportunity for you too!
Our current team values work-life balance with manageable patient volumes with the goal of providing a best in class experience in the ER at CMH.
We emphasize physician collaboration, enjoyment in practice while delivering the safest, highest quality and best experience for the communities we serve. CMH has a medical staff of over 100 physicians, including an employed Hospitalist group in house 24 hours a day, cardiology, orthopedics, oncology and more. Our administration actively solicits physician input when making decisions.
This employed position offers:
- Competitive compensation plus annual quality and extra shift bonuses
- Sign-on bonus
- 144 hours/month (12-hour shifts)
- Retirement savings plan with hospital match
- Relocation stipend
- Liability insurance with tail coverage
- PSLF Loan forgiveness
- CME allowance
Bolivar offers a low cost of living with outdoor recreation with lakes and hiking trails close by. Springfield's dining and arts are a 30-minute drive south.
Join our expanding, physician-led hospital as we grow to meet the needs of SW Missouri residents. Excellent work-life balance, administration collaboration, and a vibrant community make CMH an ideal setting for emergency medicine physicians.
Contact Donna Shelby today!
donna.shelby@citizensmemorial.com
417-399-4333
MD or DO degree
BE/BC in Emergency Medicine
Hold or eligible to obtain unrestricted Missouri medical license in Missouri
CMH opened their doors in 1982 with just 90 employees and now is one of the fastest growing and most diversified health care organizations in rural America; employing more than 2,200 employees currently.
CMH is comprised of an 86 bed hospital, more than 35 physician clinics, 6 Nursing Homes, 1 Residential Care Center, Home Health, Hospice, HME, Health Transit and Retail Pharmacies. CMH provides services among the natural elegance of the rolling hills, rivers and streams of the Ozark Mountains and Plateau in an 8 county area of rural Southwest and West Central Missouri.
CMH is recognized both at the State and National level having been named one of the Top 10 Rural Hospitals in America; a Most Wired hospital every year since 2005; 2014 Most Wired Innovator Award, Healthgrades 5 star Patient Safety award in 2014 and the recipient of the Missouri Quality Award in both 2010, 2014 and 2018 among others.
CMH utilizes cutting-edge technologies in all facilities through an integrated EMR across the continuum of care and was the first rural, non-academic hospital to receive the Davies Award of Excellence.
The hospital has started a large hospital expansion to be completed by e...nd of 2026 which includes:
All new private patient rooms
Increase of ICU capability to 16 beds
ER expansion from 12 to 29 beds
Cath lab expands from 1 to 2 suites
Add'l LDRP rooms
Add'l Surgery suite with new pre & post areas
Physician Satisfaction has been in the TOP DECILE in the Nation for the last 10+ years
and is able to maintain a very low rate of Physician turnover at less than 3%!
The Community:
Bolivar is located just twenty-five miles north of Springfield (160,000 city, 470,000 metro area). Bolivar has a National Blue Ribbon school system and low crime rates. Located at the Northern edge of the Missouri Ozarks, surrounded by recreational lakes, superb hunting opportunities, and outstanding local auto racing tracks. Bolivar is the home of Southwest Baptist University. With a local population of more than 10,000, this quaint, yet growing community boasts amenities such as the Silo Ridge Golf Club, Frisco Highlines Trail Trailhead, Dunnegan Art Gallery, and concert and theater presentations by the students and faculty of Southwest Baptist University.