Internal Medicine - Physician - Clinton, IA - $150,000 recruitment incentives
Listed compensation
$300,908
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Job Description
- Employment Type: Full time
- Shift: Description: Internal Medicine Opportunity MercyOne has an excellent full-time employment opportunity for a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine Physician to join our Clinton Family Practice team. We offer Full-time employed physician position at our North Health Plaza Clinton, Iowa. Competitive compensation - $300,908 2-year guarantee $150k recruitment incentives Great work-life balance - Outpatient practice only, shared outpatient call: 1:3 Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Relocation allowances up to $15,000 240 hours of paid annual time off CME Allowance of $3,000 Health, Dental, Vision, Life, long-term and short-term Disability – Benefits start on day one of employment Retirement benefits: 403(b) with match and optional 457(b) Employer sponsored professional liability insurance including tail insurance coverage Our physician-lead medical group promotes leadership, wellness and work-life balance; providing resources to achieve your goals.
Qualifications MD or DO - U.S. U.K. and Canadian trained physicians are welcome to apply BE/BC in IM (U.S., U.K. and Canadian Board) Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in Iowa 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 (J-1 and H1-B candidates welcome to apply) Where you’ll work The MercyOne Clinton North Health Plaza is a multispecialty facility offering the right care in the right place at the right time.
Along with primary care, services include cardiology, nephrology, OB/GYN, ortho and pediatrics. Lab and radiology services are also available. The primary care team consists of 4 physicians, 5 APPs and experienced clinical/non-clinical staff. Expect a busy practice with instant volume.
Where you’ll live Clinton is a place to grow roots. Nicely located to big cities; two hours to Chicago, 2.5 hours to Madison, WI, 1.5 hours to Iowa City and 45 minutes to the Quad Cities. Iowa is in the top 10 best states to practice medicine in and Clinton has a cost of living 15% lower than the national average.
Clinton is located near the Mississippi River with access to fishing, beaches, boating, bands, showboat theater, orchestra and riverside dining. Clinton is a perfect place to raise a family.
Who you’ll work for MercyOne is a faith-based, not-for-profit health care team, serving a 4-county referral network within two states – Iowa and Illinois. For over 125 years, Mercy Medical has been providing compassionate, reliable and quality care.
MercyOne is a member of the fourth-largest Catholic Health System in the world, with a network of over 100 hospitals in 27 states. As a mission-driven innovative health organization, we will become the national leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve.
We will be the most trusted health partner for life. Please let me know if you would like to be a part of the future of excellent patient care at MercyOne. Join Our Team
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide high-quality internal medicine care within a multispecialty outpatient clinic setting. Responsibilities include managing patient volume, collaborating with a team of physicians and APPs, and participating in a shared outpatient call rotation.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine. Applicants must also possess or be able to obtain an unrestricted medical license to practice in the state of Iowa.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Internal Medicine - Physician - Clinton, IA - $150,000 recruitment incentives at Trinity Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,321 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts, flexible scheduling.
Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$301k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $343k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- No weekends
- No nights
Living in Clinton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $148k≈ 0.5× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $775/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- 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.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.