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Saint Luke’s Physician Group is seeking a BC/BE geriatrician to join an experienced team located primarily at Saint Luke’s Perryman Primary Care-Plaza in Kansas City, MO.
About The Position
Saint Luke’s Health System is a faith-based, not-for-profit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in quality, compassionate health care. With more than 14 hospitals and campuses and over 100 primary care and specialty offices, Saint Luke’s team of world-class physicians and caregivers deliver exceptional care to patients across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. For more than 140 years, Saint Luke’s has been dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve. The health system’s outstanding clinical outcomes, reputation for exceptional customer service, dedication to research and innovation, and state-of-the-art facilities and technology reflect our vision of being "the best place to get care, the best place to give care."
About Kansas City
Saint Luke's is proud to call Kansas City home. With locations on both sides of the state line, the health system serves more than 2.1 million people and 240 neighborhoods in Kansas and Missouri. USA Today has regularly named Kansas City a top area for affordability, high-quality schools, and low traffic. The greater Kansas City metro area is a vibrant, growing community known for its thriving arts scene, world champion sports teams, natural beauty, and exceptional quality of life.
About The Position
- The candidate will join an experienced team of board certified geriatricians and APPs who are supported by excellent clinical staff
- This position offers a fulfilling opportunity to provide optimal medical care to geriatric primary care patients in an ambulatory setting in addition to providing coverage at our nursing facility, Bishop Spencer Place
- Option to provide community-based care, such as home visits, if interested
- Bishop Spencer Place is a five-star upscale senior living community that offers all levels of senior living care (including Memory Care in 2025) on a convenient campus in close proximity of Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
- The geriatrician typically sees 14-18 patients per day; on-call responsibilities (telephone only) are shared among the group which provides a balanced lifestyle
- Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, offering candidates the opportunity to participate in academics if desired
- Saint Luke’s Physician Group is a physician-led organization with ample leadership opportunities and as a non-profit organization, Saint Luke’s employees qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Fully integrated Epic EMR
- Saint Luke’s has an extremely competitive compensation package that includes a guaranteed salary with productivity incentives in addition to excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision & malpractice insurance, tax-deferred retirement plan with employer match, paid time off and a generous yearly CME allowance
- The ideal candidate must be BC/BE in Internal or Family medicine, as well as Geriatrics, and must currently be enrolled in or have successfully completed a geriatric medicine fellowship
Saint Luke’s Health System is a faith-based, not-for-profit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in quality, compassionate health care. With more than 14 hospitals and campuses and over 100 primary care and specialty offices, Saint Luke’s team of world-class physicians and caregivers deliver exceptional care to patients across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. For more than 140 years, Saint Luke’s has been dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve. The health system’s outstanding clinical outcomes, reputation for exceptional customer service, dedication to research and innovation, and state-of-the-art facilities and technology reflect our vision of being "the best place to get care, the best place to give care."
About Kansas City
Saint Luke's is proud to call Kansas City home. With locations on both sides of the state line, the health system serves more than 2.1 million people and 240 neighborhoods in Kansas and Missouri. USA Today has regularly named Kansas City a top area for affordability, high-quality schools, and low traffic. The greater Kansas City metro area is a vibrant, growing community known for its thriving arts scene, world champion sports teams, natural beauty, and exceptional quality of life.
