MD/DO Family Medicine with Obstetrics Physician-West Union, IA

Gundersen West Union is seeking a family medicine physician eager to practice in a rural setting while enjoying a balanced lifestyle. This position offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive care, including obstetrics, within a community-oriented clinic attached to Palmer Lutheran, a 25-bed critical access hospital. Become part of a practice where your work is valued, your contributions have a lasting impact, and you can make a meaningful difference in the heart of Northeast Iowa.

About the Practice

At Gundersen West Union, we cultivate a collaborative environment where physicians work as part of a dynamic team. Together, we provide comprehensive care to the community, combining our expertise to ensure the best outcomes for our patients. This opportunity allows you to be an integral part of a supportive group, fulfilling shared responsibilities and making a meaningful difference. Our culture, modeled at all levels of the organization, represents a shared way of thinking and feeling, including behaviors and attitudes.

This family medicine opportunity includes the ability to practice obstetrics while caring for approximately 20 patients per day. You will also benefit from a flexible schedule, including the option of a four-day work week, allowing you to enjoy both your professional and personal life.

Our clinic is a state-of-the-art facility, with onsite imaging (MRI and CT), lab services, rehabilitation (Cardiac, Occupational, etc.), and much more. You will work alongside a dedicated team focused on preventive care and fostering lasting relationships with patients.

About West Union

West Union is a welcoming, family-friendly community in the heart of northeast Iowa. The town is a vibrant community that perfectly blends modern convenience with rural charm. Known for its strong sense of community and rich history, West Union offers a unique opportunity to live in an area where you are truly valued. The town’s picturesque surroundings, including beautiful Echo Valley State Park, provide endless opportunities for outdoor activities like hiking biking, and fishing. With affordable housing, excellent schools, and a welcoming atmosphere. West Union is an ideal spot for a physician looking to make a lasting impact while enjoying a fulfilling work-life balance. It is not just a place to practice medicine – it is a place to truly call home.

Did you know? West Union is home to the award-winning Green Street Pilot Project, featuring innovative eco-friendly design like permeable pavers and rain gardens.

Why Join Gundersen Health System?

• Comprehensive Support: Join a collaborative, patient centered health system with access to specialists, advanced practice providers, and resources designed to deliver high-quality care in a rural setting.
• Flexible Work Options: Enjoy a work environment that supports both your personal and professional needs, ensuring fulfillment and well-being.
• Mission Driven Culture: Be part of a system dedicated to improving the health in rural communities while providing exceptional care.
• Compensation that Reflects Your Impact: At Gundersen, we recognize that great physicians, whether experienced or new, make a real difference. Our salary package is designed to reflect your skills, potential, and commitment to exceptional patient care, recognizing the value you bring to our team and the community.
• Outstanding Benefits: Including loan forgiveness, relocation, 401K, personal liability insurance, and so much more!

Must have completed an accredited graduate medical training program and be board certified or eligible within the area of medicine stated. In addition, must have or be able to obtain a license to practice in our multi-state region with no restrictions or limitations. Medical staff in our system will supervise advanced practice clinicians. Medical staff may need to provide outreach service as part of their role in the system. Teaching students, residents, fellows or clinical staff is cornerstone to our Medical Education philosophy and an expectation of all medical staff.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love!

Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve.

You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect:

• Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth

• Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member

• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses

About Us

Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are.

Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

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A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.