Missouri Health Professional Placement Services is a collaboration between  the Missouri Primary Care Association and  the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). Missouri Health Professional Placement Services recruits providers in all specialties of medicine, oral health and mental health for Missouri.  Rural and urban healthcare facilities located in Health Professions Shortage Areas (HPSAs) are also eligible for recruitment services.

Missouri Health Professional Placement Services include maintaining a database of providers interested in practicing in Missouri.  We work with healthcare facilities, communities, private practices, community health centers, etc., and identify provider interests with available practice opportunities.  We offer assistance to sites and providers with state and federal loan repayment options through State Health Professions Loan Repayment (PRIMO) and the National Health Service Corp (NHSC).

There is no fee for our recruitment assistance.  Missouri Health Professional Placement Services  is funded by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.

Missouri's Community Health Centers have been caring for families for more than 30 years. Our clinically progressive centers offer dental, medical and mental health care services to underserved families throughout Missouri . If you want to practice your craft, rather than manage your own practice, join our dedicated interdisciplinary teams of primary care professionals and contribute to the improved quality and access to primary care in Missouri .  Community Health Centers provide locally competitive compensation, good benefits, malpractice insurance, and a regular schedule.  In addition, clinicians receive the satisfaction of fostering long-term relationships with patients that result in continuity of care, while making an impact in a medically underserved community. 

Health Center benefits vary individually, most include:

• Competitive Salaries
• Health and dental insurance
• Generous vacation time
• Paid Sick leave
• Malpractice coverage
• Retirement Benefits
• Paid Continuing education
• Federal/state loan repayment

Practice Sites Website - If you are a health professional or a Missouri medical facility please visit our website and fill out our online interview form and you will be contacted immediately by a professional recruiter for further information and assistance in finding the right practice site for you.

For more information on Recruitment and Retention services please visit the For Job Seekers or For Employers sections.

Missouri Health Professional Placement Services  is a member of the Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNet.com)

Contact: Mike Shimmens                                                                                                                                                                                    email: mshimmens@mo-pca.org
Phone: (573) 636-4222
Fax: (573) 636-4585

For Job Seekers

Missouri Health Professional Placement Services  works with health care providers to locate practice opportunities that meet their professional and personal needs. This free service provides assistance to the following health care professions:

• Family Practice Physicians (MD and DO)
• General Pediatrics
• General Internal Medicine
• Ob/Gyn
• Nurse Practitioners
• Dentists
• Dental Hygienists
• Psychiatrists
• Licensed Clinical Social Workers
• Licensed Professional Counselors
• Clinical Psychologists

Health care providers looking for practice opportunities can complete an on-line interview form at: http://mpcasrvr.dhss.mo.gov/CanEntry/CanEntryMain.asp

Once the interview form is completed, a placement coordinator will search the database for opportunities that appear to meet the professional and personal needs of the candidate. Once opportunities are identified, the placement coordinator will send detailed community profiles to the candidate for review. Upon approval, the placement coordinator will refer the candidate's CV to the health care facility for consideration.

For more information about Recruitment and Retention Services call: 573.636.4222 or email: mshimmens@mo-pca.org

Useful Links:

National Health Service Corps: http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov

National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network: www.3rnet.org

FOR EMPLOYERS

Missouri Health Professional Placement Services  offers recruitment assistance services to healthcare facilities who treat the underserved or who qualify as placement sites for National Health Service Corps Scholars or loan repayors.

Health Care facilities seeking to fill a provider position can complete an on-line recruitment assistance form at:
http://mpcasrvr.dhss.mo.gov/OppEntry/OppEntryMain.asp?Mode=LoadCountyDetail&CountyId=0

Upon receiving the recruitment assistance application, a placement coordinator will search the database for providers who appear to be a good match, based on type of practice, community and geographic region. A detailed, community profile is then forwarded to the provider to determine level of interest. Upon approval from the provider, the placement coordinator will send the provider's CV and contact information to the facility.

For more information about Recruitment and Retention Services call: 573.636.4222 or email: mshimmens@mo-pca.org

Useful Links:

National Health Service Corps: http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov

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