Become a Foundational Family Medicine Physician in the Historic Mining & Recreational Rural Town of Bonne Terre, Missouri!

Are your ready to shape the future of healthcare in a charming, small town just an hour outside of St. Louis, Missouri?

BJC Medical Group is seeking a board-eligible/ board-certified Family Medicine Physician to join our expanding team in Bonne Terre, MO.

This is a foundational role where you'll collaborate with Advance Practice Providers and help establish a thriving practice in our growing community. 

Hospital Affiliation:

Parkland Health Center includes a full-service acute-care hospital in Farmington, and a three-bed critical access hospital in Bonne Terre, where YOU will practice, serving residents of St. Francois County and surrounding areas in southeastern Missouri.

The Parkland-Farmington campus, just 16 minutes away from Parkland-Bonne Terre, offers a full continuum of inpatient medical-surgical and intensive care, cardiology, obstetrics, and emergency services, along with a wide variety of outpatient services including a wound care clinic and the Huckstep Heart and Lung Center.

Why Join US?

• Part of BJC Medical Group: Join a respected physician-led organization focused on your well-being.
• Build Your Brand: Opportunity to establish your name in a community focused on care and compassion

What Makes This Role Unique?

• Foundation Physician Position: Play a central role in building a new practice, collaborating with APP's.
• Outpatient-Only Setting: Concentrate solely on patient care without in-house responsibilities.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 36-hour patient-facing work week, Monday through Friday
  • Nurse Triage Access Center for after hour needs
  • One week per year on-call, phone requirement; backup to the backup (i.e. highly unlikely you will be called during your one week per year on-call)
• Community Impact: Contribute to the growth of healthcare in Bonne Terre while advancing your professional journey. 
• Access to Services: Comprehensive Lab, Radiology, CT, Ultrasound and Sleep Lab on campus
  • Specialists rotate through the clinic including orthopedics, pulmonary and pediatric cardiology
• Technology: EPIC EMR inclusive of AI enhancements
• High HPSA score
• J1 Visa Sponsorship Available

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive Base Salary: Start with a 2-year guarantee, transitioning to a wRVU productivity compensation model
• Student Loan Reimbursement & Residency Stipend (if applicable): Financial support to help you grow!
• Sign-On Bonus & Relocation Assistance (and bonus): We make it easy for you to join us!
• CME Allowance with Days Off: We invest in your professional development
• Generous Time Off: Four weeks of allotted time off + 6 paid holidays
• Retirement Options: Matching options through Fidelity's 401K and/or Roth AND we offer a 457b deferred compensation plan
• Insurance: Comprehensive malpractice insurance with tail coverage

If you're interested in making an impact and growing your career, email your resume to Carly Soults, Physician Talent Advisor, at carly.soults@bjc.org.  

Your future and the health of the community of Bonne Terre await!

BJC Medical Group is a physician-led group and part of BJC HealthCare, one of the top health care organizations in the country. Join our team today!

BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician-led organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with top-ranked hospitals in the Midwest region.

Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to extraordinary care in over 145 locations and over 25 specialties in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas. Our providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction, quality health care, and improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Role Purpose

The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician’s ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.

Responsibilities

• Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician’s patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician’s hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.
• Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient’s medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.
• Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.
• Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician’s patient panel.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Doctorate

- Medicine

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Practicing Specialty
• Licensed Physician

Preferred Requirements

Experience

• 2-5 years

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer