Mercy Clinic Fort Smith is seeking a full-time BE/BC Gastroenterologist to join our well-established team in Fort Smith, Arkansas. If you enjoy working in a strong, physician-led organization known for its quality of care and patient satisfaction then Mercy Clinic has the opportunity for you. Mercy Fort Smith is 336 bed hospital undergoing a $162.4 million expansion to be completed in 2024.

We are offering candidates a competitive recruitment and benefit package.

• Join 4 GI physicians, 1 NP
• Teaching Affiliation with Arkansas Osteopathic School of Medicine with ability to have medical students in clinic with a stipend
• Opportunity to work with Mercy Fort Smith IM and FM residencies
• System wide EPIC EMR
• Diversity of cases due to the 13-county rural catchment area

Mercy Clinic Offers:

• 2-year guarantee with Recruitment Incentives
• Annual CME allowance $5,000
• $10,000 Relocation assistance
• 4 weeks' vacation plus holidays plus 1 week CME (while on guarantee)
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement (401k/403b/457b) plan
• Occurrence-based malpractice
• H1B Accepted

About Fort Smith
Appreciate an excellent quality of life in Fort Smith and surrounding areas tucked in the Arkansas River Valley near 5 major lakes and surround by gorgeous mountains.

• As the third-largest city in the Arkansas, Fort Smith maintains the lowest cost of living
• Population of the Fort Smith is 90,000 with a metropolitan population of 300,000
• Spend more time at home with no commute. Beautiful neighborhoods are located right next to the hospital or find land 10 minutes down the road
• Balance work with an active lifestyle with activities including golf (1 private, 3 public courses), tennis, numerous gyms, running, hiking, and biking
• Enjoy easy access to nearby streams and lakes for fishing, kayaking and boating
• Multiple preK-12 options exist to make sure young minds have the opportunity to thrive. Choose from public, private and parochial schools, local colleges and a state university.
• Become a valued member of a diverse, growing medical hub with Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
• Fort Smith has its own airport with American flights daily and very close to XNA in Bentonville, AR 2 hours from the international airport in Tulsa

Become a part of our legacy and help us build a healthier future.

Mercy, one of the 25 largest U.S. health systems, serves millions annually with nationally recognized quality care and one of the nation's largest Accountable Care Organizations. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including more than 40 acute care, managed and specialty (heart, children's, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 3,400 Mercy Clinic physicians and advanced practitioners, as well as more than 40,000 co-workers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

It is a continuing goal to advance diversity and inclusion within our Mercy ministry. We cherish each person as created in the image of God and believe it is our responsibility to strive for excellence in establishing an environment of dignity for all.

Mercy Fort Smith receives 12th straight Grade A from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades in 2022.

Sarah Wilson, FASPR
Senior Physician Recruitment
Provider Talent Selection | Human Resources Optimization

Sarah.wilson2@mercy.net or 479-314-7466

EOE/AA/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans Employer

Mercy 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.

About Mercy

Mercy Clinic is a physician-led and professionally managed multi-specialty group. With over 2,500 primary care and specialty physicians, Mercy Clinic is the fourth largest integrated physician organization in the country. Working for Mercy gives you all the advantages of a larger organization balanced by the spirit of a smaller patient-centered medical group. You’ll discover a friendly and cooperative environment where people care for one another at every level. What sets us apart is our unique approach where physicians and professional managers share leadership and make decisions together to improve upon, and deliver, world-class care. It is a continuing goal to advance diversity and inclusion within our Mercy ministry. We cherish each person as created in the image of God and believe it is our responsibility to strive for excellence in establishing an environment of dignity for all. ST. LOUIS – Forbes has named Mercy to its America’s Best Employers for New Grads 2022 list, ranking Mercy in the top 200 companies, including AT&T, Edward Jones and The Walt Disney Company.

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