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Swope Health
Kansas City, Missouri

Physician | Family Medicine | Swope Health Central

Family MedicineIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

Up to $3000

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Swope Health is seeking a compassionate and mission-driven Family Physician to be part of a team of caregivers who provide care for the members of our community that need it the most. Our Physicians provides primary patient care as a member of the health care team.

You will provide clinical instruction, collaborates in the medical management of patients, and serve as a consultant, liaison to improve patient care and health. You play a vital role for the patient centered medical team to provide quality, patient centered care.

If you have a passion for working with a team of dedicated caregivers to make care visible every day, join Swope Health and help shape the future of equitable, patient-centered healthcare in our region!

Primary Responsibilities

  • Examines patients to determine presence of disease and to establish preventive health practices.
  • Prescribes and administers medications or delegates immunization duties to the clinical support staff.
  • Performs minor, uncomplicated ambulatory surgical procedures, consistent with limitations of a community health center.
  • To be available during working hours for on-site Health Center coverage and to be available for rotation of nighttime and weekend emergency calls as assigned.
  • Assists in developing programs utilizing staff and outside resources to ensure comprehensive state of the art medical care.
  • Responsible for supervision of other assigned practitioners to the clinic site as applicable.

Successful Candidates Will Have

  • Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy licensed in the State of Missouri and Kansas
  • Demonstrated professional competence and ethical conduct of practice.
  • Successful completion of an accredited three years primary care (Internal Medicine/Family Medicine) residency.
  • Board certification or eligibility.

About Swope Health Services

For 56 years, the mission of Swope Health mission has been to improve the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care to all.

Founded in 1969 by E. Frank Ellis, Swope Health opened as “Model Cities Health Corporation” in the basement of Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church with 20 associates and a $100,000 budget to serve 2,000 patients a year.

Since then, Swope has since expanded its size, scope, and service offerings to include behavioral and dental care, services for the unhoused, mobile services and school-based clinics, and the PACE KC Adult Wellness Center.

Swope Health serves as a community health asset in the region – transforming lives, strengthening community, and powering our prosperity.

Swope Health is committed to maintaining its focus on patient care and experience as well as an integrated, holistic model of health care, ensuring that everyone in the community can be served.

The organization’s high-quality services, strong financials, and visionary leadership team position them well to sustain and deepen their impact into the future.

Swope Health Services Supports Its Team Members With

  • Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Paid Days Off beginning at 20 days annually, effective the first day of employment
  • Eight annual company-paid holidays; One annual paid personal day
  • Up to $3000 for continuing education expenses
  • Participation in the National Health Service Corp loan repayment program
  • J1 and H1b visa sponsorships

Swope Health is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Key Responsibilities

Physicians provide primary patient care as part of the healthcare team, including examining patients, prescribing medication, and performing minor ambulatory surgical procedures consistent with community health center limitations. Responsibilities also involve providing clinical instruction, collaborating on patient management, and being available for on-site coverage and emergency calls.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy licensed in Missouri and Kansas, demonstrating professional competence and ethical conduct. Successful candidates must have completed an accredited three-year primary care residency (Internal Medicine/Family Medicine) and hold board certification or eligibility.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Disease ExaminationPrescribing MedicationsProgram DevelopmentPractitioner SupervisionResidency Completion

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 46% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
60% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
Relocation assistance
40%
Loan repayment
23% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.6
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,541 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Swope Health

Wellness and Fitness Services
Kansas City, Missouri
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Account
20 days PTO
8 holidays + 1 personal day
Up to $3,000 CME
NHSC loan repayment program