$700K Guarantee, $100K Bonus - Urologist with Mercy in Joplin, MO
Overview
- Location
- Mercy Joplin, Missouri
- Schedule
- 4 days/week dedicated OR block time; Friday open; clinic in hospital with two procedure rooms
- Employer-listed pay
- $100,000
- Practice
- Hospital-employed, clinic located within hospital · Full-service hospital
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Mercy Hospital Joplin (MO) is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Urologist to join a hospital-employed, multi-APP urology practice with a $700K guaranteed salary, $100K recruitment bonus, and additional wRVU-based earning potential. The 250-bed Level II Trauma Center offers dedicated OR block time, Da Vinci Xi robotics, and an established large patient panel with strong regional referral network.
What the posting highlights
- Joining 1 FT and 1 PT urologist plus 3 APPs; strong referral network
- Care setting: Mixed inpatient/outpatient with clinic, procedure rooms, and dedicated OR block time
- Patient population: Multi-county region across four states; 40-mile radius catchment area population of 360,000
- Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $100,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- Find your calling at Mercy! $700K Guaranteed Salary + $100K Recruitment Bonus Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certifie
- Observed
- 3 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Hybrid
- Signing bonus
- $100,000
- PTO
- 4 weeks
Pay in context
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Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Hospital-employed, clinic located within hospital
- Facility type
- Full-service hospital
- Beds
- 250
- Trauma level
- Level II
- Patient population
- Multi-county region across four states; 40-mile radius catchment area population of 360,000
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $100,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- The posted pay sits below what 13 Urology physicians report (region median $520,000) — what closes that gap: productivity upside, bonus, equity, or schedule?
- Is the $100,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
- What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 4 days/week dedicated OR block time; Friday open; clinic in hospital with two procedure rooms
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Mixed inpatient/outpatient with clinic, procedure rooms, and dedicated OR block time
- Coverage model
- Joining 1 FT and 1 PT urologist plus 3 APPs; strong referral network
- Admin burden
- Senior Practice Manager with 35 years experience; 5 MAs with combined 30+ years urology experience; system-wide EPIC
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- No
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- yes
- J-1 waiver
- No
- H-1B
- Yes
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 4 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 88%
Full description
$700K Guaranteed Salary + $100K Recruitment Bonus
Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Urologist to join our well-established, hospital-employed practice. This is an outstanding opportunity to step into a thriving program with a large, existing patient panel and strong community demand.
Practice Highlights
- Position available due to growth
- Join 1 Full-time and 1 part-time Urologists both producing over the 90th percentile
- Three APP’s also producing over 90th percentile with extensive Urology experience and perform procedures
- Senior Practice Manager with 35 years of clinical and OR scrub experience
- Support staff consists of 5 Medical Assistants with combined over 30 years of Urology experience and have been with our current clinic for 5-10 years
- Clinic located in hospital with two procedure rooms and providers with their own offices
- Dedicated OR block time: 4 days per week, and Friday is open
- Strong referral network servicing a 40 mile radius catchment area population 360,000
- Advanced technology: Da Vinci Xi robotics, Holmium laser, InterStim, cryotherapy, urodynamics, ultrasound, and 3T MRI
- System-wide EPIC
- Teaching opportunities available
- Open to H-1B visa candidates
About Mercy Hospital Joplin
- Opened in 2015, featuring state-of-the-art design and technology
- 250-bed, full-service hospital
- All private rooms
- Serves a multi-county region across four states
- Key services include:
- Level II Trauma Center
- Advanced Telemedicine
- Birthing Center
- Modern ICU and NICU
- Accredited Cancer Center
- Built with storm‑hardened architecture for enhanced safety
- Supported by a large, integrated multi-specialty group across Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma
Compensation & Benefits
- $700,000 guaranteed salary plus $100,000 recruitment bonus
- Additional earning potential based on wRVUs
- Up to $20,000 relocation assistance
- Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- 4 weeks’ vacation + 6 holidays during guarantee period
- 1 week CME + $5,000 CME allowance annually
- Comprehensive benefits from day one: health, dental, vision, life
- Retirement plans: 401(k), 403(b), 457(b)
Why Joplin, Missouri?
Enjoy a remarkable quality of life in a welcoming community nestled in the beautiful Ozarks of Southwest Missouri.
- One of Missouri’s most affordable metropolitan areas with exceptional cost of living
- Greater Joplin Area population of 75,000, expanding to over 200,000 on workdays
- Minimal commute times—most neighborhoods are 5–10 minutes from the clinic and hospital
- Outdoor recreation opportunities including golf, tennis, running, hiking scenic bluffs, and exploring local lakes and streams
- Excellent preK–12 options across public, private, and parochial schools
- Home to Kansas City University–Joplin, offering a dynamic academic environment and teaching opportunities
- Convenient travel access:
- Joplin Regional Airport with United flights to Chicago and Denver
- 1 hour to Springfield, MO and Bentonville, AR
- 90 minutes to Tulsa International Airport
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.