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Sioux City, Iowa

Infectious Disease - Physician - Sioux City, IA

Infectious DiseaseIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for an Infectious Disease Physician to join our team in Sioux City, IA. 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

Sioux City

UnityPoint Health - Sioux City provides coordinated clinic, hospital and home-based care for patients in Sioux City and the surrounding Siouxland area.

St. Luke’s offers a full range of services and programs that includes a state-of-the-art surgical center, Siouxland’s premier birth center, 24/7 cardiovascular care, and Level III emergency department.

In addition, UnityPoint Health - Sioux City is also home to St. Luke’s College which provides high-quality, health system-based education to individuals looking for careers in health care.

  • Established practice serving the Sioux City community
  • Opportunity to practice outpatient medicine in an established and well-known clinic
  • Cohesive group of colleagues and supportive staff allowing for autonomy while building the practice according to your preferences
  • Experienced staff, both clinical and non-clinical, who know the patients and the community
  • Full-time position, including dedicated administrative time, with flexible scheduling to ensure sufficient patient access
  • 24/7 hospitalist program is responsible for adult and pediatric inpatients

Responsibilities

  • Shared call amongst the providers.
  • Practice is a mix of inpatient and outpatient
  • Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve
  • 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

Qualifications

  • MD or DO
  • Board Eligible or Board Certified in Infectious Disease
  • Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of 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 (H1-B cap exempt)
  • J-1 waiver sponsorship available

We Offer

  • Initial 2-year salary guarantee with ability to exceed on an innovative compensation program
  • Shift based compensation with performance incentive
  • Salary based position with performance incentive
  • Competitive compensation package

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

Sioux City has grown to be one of Iowa’s largest cities – and its meteoric rise isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Sioux City is now one of northwest Iowa’s hubs for food production, healthcare, education, tourism and retail.

Residents enjoy some of the most affordable housing in the nation, and there’s always something going on – whether it’s Saturday in the Park, one of the largest music festivals in the region, or any number of indoor and outdoor attractions such as Cone Park, the award-winning Art Center or the Sioux City Symphony.

Whatever your tastes and whatever your career path, there’s something for everyone in Sioux City.

Please contact Abby Hall, Physician and Provider Recruiter, at Abigail.Hall3@unitypoint.org

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Infectious disease managementClinical evaluationAnalytical skillsTeam collaborationPrescribing medicationInpatient careOutpatient care

Infectious Disease — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% 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).

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11 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution11 jobs · 3 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks11 jobs · 3 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
18% this job
Sign-on bonus
9%
Relocation assistance
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.6this job 3.9
Better work-life than 20% of Infectious Disease listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 164 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Sioux City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,275/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.5
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Salary Guarantee
Performance Incentive
Competitive Compensation
Attractive Incentive Package
Total Rewards Program
Generous Time Off
CME Allowance
Malpractice Insurance