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UnityPoint Health
Storm Lake, Iowa

Family Medicine with OB - Physician - Storm Lake

Family MedicineNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Family Medicine with Obstetrics Physician to join our team in Storm Lake, Iowa

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world.

Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care and specialty care.

The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions.

The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being.

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center is a critical access hospital that serves 25,000 people. Annually they deliver around 350 babies, perform 3,000 surgeries, and have 57,000 outpatient visits.

  • Opportunity to provide full-spectrum family medicine services to a diverse population in a rural community
  • Two established UnityPoint primary care practices in Storm Lake: Buena Vista Clinic & Family Health Center
  • Cohesive group of Family Medicine, Family Medicine with OB, and Internal Medicine Physicians and Advanced Practitioners
  • Experienced staff, both clinical and non-clinical who know the patients extremely well
  • Array of services and visiting specialists to serve patients in the community
  • Full-time position, including dedicated administrative time, with flexible scheduling to ensure sufficient patient access
  • Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on Epic EMR to improve care coordination

Responsibilities

  • Average of 20-25 patients per day
  • Clinic Open: Monday – Friday, 8a – 5p
  • General family medicine procedures such as joint injections, skin excisions, lacerations, casting, etc.
  • Provide prenatal/postpartum care and perform deliveries; cesarean sections optional
  • Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
  • Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve

Qualifications

  • MD or DO
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine
  • Complete an obstetrics fellowship or meet hospital criteria to perform cesareans
  • Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of State
  • Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice
  • Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)
  • J-1 waiver sponsorship available
  • ACLS, NRP, ALSO required if practicing obstetrics

We Offer

Initial 2-year salary guarantee with ability to exceed on an innovative compensation program

Extremely Attractive Incentive Package

  • A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in
  • Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
  • Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation

  • Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience
  • A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve

Community Details

Storm Lake is small town living mixed with one of the most diverse growing populations in the entire state of Iowa. Kids have a variety of school options, including a dual language program for kindergartners and the local school system has over 25 languages spoken in the children’s homes.

Major industries include meat-packing, ag-related businesses and Buena Vista University. Storm Lake sits on a 3200 acre natural lake and you can experience over 100 acres of parks, most with lakeshore views. Enjoy fishing, trails, sports and events at Buena Vista University.

Downtown try the best doughnuts, burritos, pho, Cuban sandwiches and more. See what Storm Lake can offer!

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Prenatal CareAnalytical SkillsTeam Collaboration

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 46% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Iowa?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,038 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedFamily Medicine median $280k (middle half $258k–$317k)195 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Iowa62 active2,619 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 46% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Family Medicine pay trend−3.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,038 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine with OB - Physician - Storm Lake at UnityPoint Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 22,038 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 38 employers
14
<$315k
10
$315k-350k
18
$350k-385k
6
$385k-420k
2
$420k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

42 jobs · 38 employers
401k / retirement match
79% this job
Sign-on bonus
67%
CME allowance
55% this job
Relocation assistance
36%
Loan repayment
24% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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AvaMed Workforce · Chowchilla, California

$220/hr
#2

Primary Care Physician w/ Managed Care exp (Open comp.)

MASC Medical · Brooksville, Florida

$420k
#3

Physician, Family Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

Physician, Internal Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,599 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Salary guarantee
Incentive package
Generous time off
CME allowance
Malpractice insurance
Retirement contributions
PSLF eligible
Loan restructuring service

Living in Storm Lake

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$174k
Median resident rent
$898/mo
Residents’ average commute
10 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.