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Iowa Clinic
Des Moines, Iowa

Surgical Oncologist | Established Team | 1:7 General Surgery Call | Shareholder Track

OncologyIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

SEEKING: BC-BE Surgical Oncologist to join one of the largest physician-owned and governed multi-specialty clinics in the Midwest

Why choose Surgical Oncology at The Iowa Clinic, P.C.?

Join an established Surgical Oncologist with greater than 4 years of experience - program will operate as a collaborative 2-surgeon model with referrals distributed evenly

Cases and procedures include: Hepatobiliary, Pancreas, Upper GI, Melanoma, Sarcoma, Cytoreductive Surgery/HIPEC, Endocrine Surgery, Advanced Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery

  • Surgery Department consists of General, Trauma, Colorectal, and Surgical Oncology
  • Teaching opportunities with General Surgery residents and medical students
  • OR block time – 3 OR days per week
  • 1:7 General Surgery Call

Tumor Board and Cancer Care Program Involvement

Large referral base within clinic of over 290 multi-specialty providers in addition to external referral base of 1.3 million

Competitive base salary and signing incentive

Shareholder Track

Excellent benefits include: 401(k) profit sharing retirement plan, optional health, dental, long-term disability, long-term care and term life insurance, and flexible spending accounts

Why choose The Iowa Clinic, P.C.?

Per AMGA’s 2024 Provider Satisfaction Survey

  • 99th percentile -- Recommend The Iowa Clinic as a place to practice
  • 100th percentile -- Satisfaction with The Iowa Clinic’s total earnings and benefits package
  • Recognized nationally for delivering exceptional quality of care and patient outcomes
  • Dedicated Care Team to assist with care gaps, patient outreach, care management, post-ER and admission monitoring, post-discharge follow-up care, and RX support
  • Why Choose Des Moines, IA?

Des Moines is Iowa’s capital and hub for business and cultural activity with a metro population of over 645,000. Set on the Des Moines River and amongst rolling hills, Des Moines is a picturesque city with something for everyone to enjoy. Boasting short commute times, low cost of living, excellent schools, and a family-friendly environment, Des Moines offers an idyllic work-life balance.

Des Moines has been named #2 Place for Young Professionals to Live (Forbes, 2024), #1 Best Midsized City for Millennials (CommercialCafe, 2023), #2 Best Place to Live in the Midwest (StudyFinds, 2023), #3 Most Livable City in the US (Reader's Digest, 2025), and #7 Safest City to Live in the US (US News & World Report, 2024). Iowa has also been ranked as #3 Best State for Opportunity (US News & World Report, 2024) and #4 Best State for Doctors (WalletHub, 2025).

Key Responsibilities

The surgical oncologist will perform a wide range of complex procedures including hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and robotic surgeries within a collaborative 2-surgeon model. Responsibilities also include participating in tumor boards, providing general surgery call coverage, and teaching medical students and residents.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Surgical Oncology. The role requires clinical expertise in advanced surgical techniques and a commitment to collaborative patient care within a multi-specialty clinic environment.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Hepatobiliary SurgeryPancreatic SurgeryUpper GI SurgeryMelanoma SurgerySarcoma SurgeryTrauma SurgeryColorectal Surgery

Oncology — Physician Career Context

Of the 36 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 50% have no call, 39% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

Top Oncologist Jobs

12 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution10 jobs

6
<$605k
2
$605k-670k
1
$700k
0
$735k-800k
1
$800k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks10 jobs

401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
40% this job
Relocation assistance
30%
Loan repayment
20%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Hematology/Oncology- Physician- Waterloo/CF- $150K Commencement Bonus

Trinity Health · Waterloo, Iowa

Up to $950,000
#2

Physician - Medical Oncology

Sanford Health · Bemidji, Minnesota

$700k
#3

Physician Radiation Oncology

$561k-$652k
#4

Urologic Oncologist Gig Harbor/Tacoma

$560k-$625k
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.4
Better work-life than 40% of Oncology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 574 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Des Moines

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$227k
Typical market rent
$1,126/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Iowa Clinic

Hospitals and Health Care
West Des Moines, IA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive base salary
Signing incentive
Shareholder track
401(k) profit sharing retirement plan
Optional health, dental, long-term disability, long-term care and term life insurance
Flexible spending accounts