Physician Recruitment
Join a caring team of health professionals providing Christ-like healing throughout northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri. Explore St. Bernards Healthcare—the region’s most robust and trusted provider of health education, treatments and services. You’ll most likely live and work in Jonesboro, a fast-growing regional hub for culture, recreation and academics. We’re just an hour from Memphis and other metropolitan areas, but maintain a safe, small-town atmosphere that’s great for raising a family. Come see everything we have to offer.
About St. Bernards
Each year, 625,000 patients across 23 counties turn to St. Bernards for cancer care, heart and vascular care, primary care, emergency services, senior services, women’s and children’s services, surgical services, virtual care and more. St. Bernards operates three award-winning hospitals—St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas and St. Bernards CrossRidge Community Hospital in Wynne. In addition, it maintains a management relationship with Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge while supporting other community hospitals throughout its service area.
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Leaders in Healthcare
You’ll have access to the latest surgical and medical technology, including game-changing equipment unavailable elsewhere in our region. You’ll be part of a team of over 250 doctors dedicated to transforming healthcare. And you’ll have opportunities to teach the next generation of physicians in our residency programs, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas.
Award-Winning Work Environment
We think you’ll feel supported in our culture of service and respect, but you don’t have to take our word for it. Employees voted us one of Arkansas’ Best Places to Work 10 years in a row. We’ve also appeared on Forbes and Modern Healthcare’s national list of Best Places to Work.
Physician Testimonial
At St. Bernards, I am able to practice big-city medicine in a smaller town. I appreciate the St. Bernards mission to offer Christ-like healing regardless of race, gender and financial standing. I take pride in being able to help patients across the region who need our help.
— Don Howard, MD, Intensivist
Great Place to Live, Learn & Play
Along with outstanding professional opportunities, Jonesboro offers a high quality of life for all members of your family. You’ll find everything from organized sports to arts and theater, community celebrations and much more. Because of our thriving, vibrant community and workforce development, Arkansas Business calls us a City of Distinction.
Your generous salary will go far in Jonesboro, where the cost of living is 12% lower than the national average. No matter your family’s housing needs and preferences, you’ll find something that suits you—whether that’s modern architecture, historical charm, a wooded acreage or a downtown loft. Enjoy the outdoors? You can explore endless trails, pristine lakes, abundant parks and the nearby Ozarks Mountains.
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Strong Academics
At every age, your children will get an excellent education in Jonesboro, which includes award-winning, public preK–12 school districts and private schools:
We’re also home to Arkansas State University and NYITCOM-Arkansas, which draws top talent and resources from around the world. Several private colleges are just a stone’s throw away.
Official Healthcare Provider for Student Athletes
As the official healthcare provider for Arkansas State Athletics, St. Bernards provides physicals, injury treatment and rehabilitation to athletes in 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity sports. Physicians on the medical staff at St. Bernards have served as team doctors for decades. St. Bernards is also the official provider for all five high schools in Jonesboro.
Close to Metropolitan Hubs
It’s an easy, one-hour drive to all the big-city amenities Memphis has to offer—from Broadway shows to Grizzlies games. Looking to travel? The Memphis International Airport offers nonstop flights to many major U.S. cities, as well as vacation destinations abroad. For weekend getaways, consider a short, affordable flight to Nashville or St. Louis with Southern Airways Express.
Physician Testimonial
Since coming to St. Bernards after residency, I have found a supportive and respectful physician community. My colleagues of all ages and genders have been interested in my life outside of the hospital, including my children, and ask about them often.
— Emma Jacobs, MD, Urology
Visas for International Physicians
If you’re a nondomestic physician who received medical training in the United States, ask us if we can sponsor a J-1 visa waiver allowing you to work here for three years. Contact our physician recruiter to learn more, or visit the website of Delta Regional Authority, which runs the Delta Doctors J-1 visa waiver program.
