General Surgeon – Exceptional Pay & Community Care Near Kansas City!

Inpatient and Outpatient General Surgery Opportunity

Minutes from home in a family-friendly, diverse, and safe community

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare in Clinton, Missouri, offers an excellent opportunity for a General Surgeon to join our nationally ranked and recognized healthcare organization. Experience small-town comfort and a family-friendly atmosphere without sacrificing the big city amenities. Just an hour outside of Kansas City, you’ll enjoy professional sports, national touring concerts, premium shopping, museums, art galleries, and symphonies. Additionally, our community boasts a cost of living approximately 13% below the national average. Kansas City also provides an excellent international airport with daily flights across the country.

This role offers:

• Community-focused practice serving a close-knit rural population.
• Work-life balance with manageable call rotations.
• Generous signing bonus and relocation assistance provided.
• Resident/Fellowship Stipend available for those who qualify.
• An experienced team of supportive partners willing to mentor and collaborate.
• State-of-the-art surgical suites equipped with advanced technology.
• Comprehensive benefits, including retirement and profit-sharing, medical, dental, life, and malpractice insurance.
• Designated National Health Service Corps and PSLF site, making competitive loan repayment programs available.
• 403(B) and 457(B) with generous company contributions.
• Generous CME allowance to support professional development.
• A collegial and collaborative work environment.
• Visa candidates are encouraged to apply.

Why Clinton, Missouri?

Clinton, Missouri, offers scenic beauty and an affordable lifestyle in the heart of a four-season recreation destination. Surrounded by outdoor opportunities, including the Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Lake, Clinton is a haven for boating, fishing, swimming, and hiking. With access to the Kansas City metro area and its international airport, Clinton is an exceptional place to call home. The community also boasts high-quality public schools with private school options available.

Join our team!

Our state-of-the-art medical facility comprises a dynamic team of providers, including Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Neurology, ENT, Psychiatry, Allied Health Professionals, and exceptional support staff. Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare is committed to delivering patient care at the highest level of quality, with strong support from a connected healthcare system.

The Organization:

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) is a leading rural healthcare organization located in Clinton, Missouri, dedicated to providing compassionate, friendly, quality care for patients close to home. 

At Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, we have more than 60 highly-trained medical specialists that provide a full-range of services, including specialized areas such as cardiology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, psychiatry, urology and more.

GVMH also has a high-tech 56-bed hospital, 24/7 emergency department, four multispecialty physician clinics, outpatient clinic and cancer center to meet your healthcare needs.

All of our providers work together through an integrated electronic medical record system, making referrals, consults and communication with patients easy.

Distinguished Awards

2024

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare One of Six Hospitals Selected to Participate in Program to Improve Health in Rural Communities

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) is one of six Missouri hospitals that was selected to participate in the Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) pilot project sponsored by the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS), MO HealthNet Division (MHD) to help improve health and wellbeing in rural communities across Missouri.

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Earns An ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) earned an 'A' Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.  

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Cardiovascular Care

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) received three American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines^® and Mission: Lifeline^® achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.

2023

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Awarded for Efforts to Improve Rural Stroke Care

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) earned The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze Award. The Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze Award recognizes healthcare organizations for its efforts to optimize stroke care and eliminate rural healthcare outcome disparities.

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Recognized for Performance Leadership by the Chartis Center for Rural Health

As part of National Rural Health Day, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) was recognized with a 2023 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in patient outcomes. Compiled by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance (i.e., 75^th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes and/or Patient Perspective.

2022

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Selected to Participate in the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project

The Health Resources Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) announced that Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) was selected to participate in the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP).

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Nationally Recognized with an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital.

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) was one of 429 hospitals in the U.S. to receive a five-star rating for overall quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Awarded for Efforts to Improve Rural Stroke Care

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) earned The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze Award. The Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze Award recognizes healthcare organizations for their efforts to optimize stroke care and eliminate rural healthcare outcome disparities.

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Named Recipient of Huron’s 2022 Excellence in Healthcare Award

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) received the 2022 Excellence in Healthcare Award from Huron for staff engagement that positively impacts its people, consumers, or business operations.

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Awarded Acute Stroke Ready Certification from The Joint Commission

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Acute Stroke Ready Certification.

Ready to join an industry-leading, award-winning organization?  Give me a call today!