Orthopaedic Surgeon

Physician Opportunity: Orthopedic Surgery

CoxHealth seeks a general orthopedic surgeon for our Cox Monett Hospital. Step away from the hustle of trauma service and step into a community that offers you the chance to enjoy your work and life beyond the practice. We are seeking a progressive physician, BE/BC in orthopedic surgery, interested in providing high quality orthopedic care to the patients in a smaller rural setting. CoxHealth is a Top 100 Integrated Hospital located in southwest Missouri. This position offers the security of joining a large established health system with the lifestyle of practicing medicine in a comfortable and close knit community. Why CoxHealth?

Our health system includes six hospitals with more than 80 clinics and 200 primary care physicians serving 24 counties. Ferrell-Duncan Clinic, our multi-specialty clinic physician group, offers 23 specialties. 

CoxHealth is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV-GL Healthcare for quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, as well as our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, hold this national distinction from DNV’s accreditation program, the National Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are the only local health system named six times to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals list, and we are recognized by CareChex as among the Top 10 percent of U.S. hospitals for medical excellence and patient safety in overall medical care.

Why Monett?

Cox Monett Hospital has been named one of Modern Healthcare’s 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare for two consecutive years, in 2018 and 2019. 

If you love small-town living, you’ll love Monett and the surrounding area. Monett is a community of about 9,000, 45 minutes to the southwest of Springfield. The community straddles the Barry and Lawrence county line, and is considered the regional center. It’s easy driving distance to Springfield, or the larger metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Kansas City and Tulsa. A number of national companies are based in Monett or have operations here, including Jack Henry & Associates, EFCO Corporation, PlayPower and Tyson Foods. Good schools, a low cost of living, beautiful parks, numerous churches and restaurants and other local amenities combine to create a community Monett residents are proud to call home.