Physician – Primary Care, Wellness & Care Model Innovation with Mercy in Northwest, AR (Bentonville)

Mercy is seeking a forward-thinking Primary Care Physician to join an innovative, wellness-centered care model in Bentonville, Arkansas, serving as a cornerstone provider on a nationally significant campus developed in partnership with the Alice Walton Foundation.

This role extends beyond traditional primary care. The physician will demonstrate executive presence, serve as a key clinical liaison between Mercy and the Alice Walton Foundation, and help advance a next-generation, whole-person model of care designed to influence healthcare delivery well beyond Northwest Arkansas.

This opportunity is ideal for a physician who is energized by innovation, values-based care, and the chance to contribute to system-level transformation while maintaining a meaningful clinical practice.

What we offer:

This role offers a rare opportunity to practice medicine in an environment intentionally designed to support clinical excellence, wellness, and long-term impact.

Physicians will:

• Contribute to a nationally relevant care model while practicing close to home
• Help shape new approaches to access, prevention, and care delivery, including rural and regional outreach
• Participate in academic teaching, research, and innovation
• Collaborate across disciplines to integrate emotional, spiritual, preventive, and lifestyle care
• Serve as clinical leaders helping to train the next generation of physicians

At its core, this role is for physicians who want their work to matter — not only to individual patients, but to the future of healthcare delivery.

• MD or DO
• Board Certified / Board Eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
• Eligible for Arkansas medical licensure
• Demonstrated openness to innovative, wellness-integrated care models
• Comfort operating in high-visibility, collaborative, and externally partnered environments
• Interest in academic medicine, teaching, and system-level impact