Family Medicine Opportunity

Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City and Hawarden Regional Healthcare have an excellent full time employment opportunity for a Board Certified or Board Eligible Family Medicine physician to join a practice located in Hawarden, Iowa.

The selected provider will join two other physicians in a well-established clinic practice. Typical office hours for this practice are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with hospital rounding before clinic. Opportunities exist for additional compensation through Emergency Department coverage, if the physician desires. Obstetrics is not required, as Hawarden Regional Healthcare does not deliver babies.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Family Medicine physician to join an excellent team

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

A competitive salary and benefits package is offered for the right candidate.

ABOUT THE FACILITY

Hawarden Regional Healthcare - This 25-bed, community owned critical access hospital is driven by the desire to bring high quality health care to the community. Inside our doors is a knowledgeable, caring staff ready to serve patients close to home.

From state-of-the-art radiology services and a comprehensive physical therapy, Hawarden Regional Healthcare strives to provide patients with a complete, caring environment. For over 100 years, Hawarden Regional Healthcare s staff has been dedicated to providing for the health and wellness of surrounding communities through the delivery of quality healthcare close to home. That mission has not changed. The goal of Hawarden Regional Healthcare is to be a resource for health and well-being now and in the future.

Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City is a mission-guided hospital, committed to providing superior quality and service and to caring for all those in need. Mercy Sioux City provides a full continuum of wellness, primary, acute and tertiary services, serving a 33-county area of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.

Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City has received national recognition for its leadership in providing quality care to cardiac, orthopedic, vascular, stroke and oncology patients. Mercy-Sioux City also has the only Level II Trauma Center in Western Iowa, and provides a vital, lifesaving link to rural areas via Mercy Air Care, the hospital's helicopter ambulance service.

Mercy has earned more national recognition for quality patient outcomes than any other hospital in the region. The medical center has earned multiple honors for its leadership and excellence in several clinical areas including cardiac care, orthopedic services, vascular surgery, stroke care and cancer care.

In addition to the 287-staffed bed medical center, Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City owns rural hospitals in Primghar, Iowa, and Oakland, Nebraska, and operates a primary care clinic network, specialty care clinics and home health services. It also partners with other community healthcare providers to sponsor a regional cancer center, paramedic services, hospice services, a freestanding surgery center and a variety of other health services. Mercy-Sioux City also manages community hospitals in Hawarden, Iowa, and Pender, Nebraska, several rural primary care clinics and a long-term care facility.

For more information on Mercy Medical Center Sioux City, visit our website http://www.mercysiouxcity.com.

Mercy Health Network (MHN) was founded in 1998 under a joint operating agreement between two of the largest Catholic, not-for-profit health organizations in the United States: Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Michigan and Catholic Health Initiatives, based in Denver, Colorado.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

Hawarden, Iowa - Located one hour north of Sioux City, on the Big Sioux River, Hawarden is a small city in Sioux County, Iowa.

Sioux County Conservation Board manages local Oak Grove Park, which combines the Oak Grove State Park with the Big Sioux County Park. The park totals 433 acres, and is a multi-opportunity, picturesque, outdoor recreation area located 6.5 miles northeast of Hawarden. The park offers a variety of activities for outdoor enthusiasts including fishing, hiking, winter activities, bird watching and geocaching, among others.

Sioux City, Iowa, is a family friendly community of approximately 120,000 residents located in the center of America s heartland, at the junction of the States of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Sioux City is a vibrant, mid-sized city, with an unmatched low cost of living and is an excellent place to raise a family. Sioux City is known for its excellent school system with a graduation rate between 95% and 100% and very high ACT scores. Higher education is further marked with two 4-year universities in the area and a nationally recognized university and medical school within 30 minutes. The area has countless outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, boating, tennis, aquatic center and swimming pools, 56 public parks, 11 golf courses including an Arnold Palmer designed golf course and country club, soccer and baseball fields. Sioux City is just one hour away from larger cities such as Omaha, Nebraska, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.