Make a Lasting Impact in an Underserved Community near St. Louis

BJC Medical Groupis seeking a Nephrologist to join our busy multi-specialty group based at Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Missouri, located just over an hour from St. Louis, Missouri. Get the best of both worlds with a safe, tight-knit community and direct access to a major city.

This position is to join our existing Nephrologist, Amresh Kumar | BJC and offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a community with limited access to nephrology services.

Rural Missouri continues to face a significant shortage of specialists, creating a tremendous need for physicians who are passionate about improving access to care and building long-term relationships with patients and families.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Opportunity to serve a community with significant unmet nephrology needs
• High demand for nephrology services with a strong referral network
• Join an established, board-certified nephrologist in a collaborative environment
• Outpatient focused with some inpatient consults and flexibility for virtual services
• Dedicated dialysis space and infusion center located on the hospital campus
• Convenient access to Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and rehabilitation services
• Large referral base from dozens of BJC Medical Group primary care providers
• Newly refreshed clinic space in 2026

Compensation & Benefits

• $30,000 commencement bonus
• Generous relocation assistance
• Two-year income guarantee
• Transition to a wRVU productivity model with strong long-term earning potential
• Comprehensive benefits including 401k with automatic 4% match

Hospital Affiliation:

Parkland Health Center includes a full-service acute-care hospital in Farmington, and a three-bed critical access hospital in Bonne Terre serving residents of St. Francois County and surrounding areas in southeastern Missouri. The Parkland-Farmington campus offers a full continuum of inpatient medical-surgical and intensive care, obstetrics, geriatric psychiatry and emergency services, along with a wide variety of outpatient services including a wound care clinic and the Huckstep Heart and Lung Center.

Farmington, Missouri Community Details:

• Ranked by niche.com as one of the “Best Towns in Missouri” and “Best Towns to Raise a Family”
• Attractive home values, low cost of living and low unemployment levels
• Farmington has three state parks, 15 community parks and exceptional golf courses
• National retailers and local boutiques for downtown shopping
• Abundance of schools including public, private and parochial
• Get the best of both worlds with a safe, tight-knit community and direct access to a major city.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician's ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Doctorate
• Medicine

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Practicing Specialty
• Licensed Physician

Preferred Requirements

Experience

• 2-5 years

About BJC Healthcare

We are based in St. Louis, MO, and serve our region through our 13 community hospitals and service organizations. Through our partners at Washington University and their stellar training programs, we offer our patients access to the some of the finest sub-specialty care in the world, while maintaining our community focus. BJC Medical Group is made up of more than 700 clinicians across more than 120 clinics across a full spectrum of specialty care ranging from Family Medicine to advanced Cardiac Care. We are a physician-led organization and live our mission every day. We hope you will consider joining us. “The World's Best Medicine Begins with You...”