Kansas City in Brief
Kansas City features wide boulevards, beautiful parks and fantastic architecture as well as a diverse population with traditional Midwest values. Travel + Leisure ranked the city high in several categories in a recent America’s Favorite Cities study, including #6 Friendly People, #8 Peace and Quiet and #10 Cleanliness.

The Kansas City File

1. Education. The Kansas City, MO School District produces students who have the knowledge, skills and abilities to become life-long learners with the capacity for leadership and service.
2. Real Estate. Kansas City has a remarkably low cost of living for everything it offers; its cost of living index score is 88 (with 100 being the national average).
3. Family. It would be hard to find a more family-focused community than Kansas City, as reflected by its numerous attractions geared for kids and many festivals and community events.
4. Culture. Kansas City has a vibrant arts scene that includes world-class museums, theatre, opera, symphony, and numerous jazz and blues clubs.
5. Recreation. Kansas City boasts countless recreational opportunities, including 219 parks, 27 lakes, 38 miles of trails and bikeways, 105 tennis courts and five golf courses.
6. Weather. Kansas City enjoys all four seasons, summers with warm days and mild nights, winters that are brisk, and usually mild falls and springs.

Kansas City Fun Fact
It’s said that Kansas City has more fountains than any city except for Rome, and more boulevards than any city except Paris.

Learn More About Kansas City

• www.kcmo.org/CKCMO
• www.visitkc.com

The following positions are currently available in Kansas City, MO.

• Family Medicine Hospitalist Post Acute Care (Full-Time)
• Geriatrician Hospitalist Post Acute Care (Full-Time)
• Hospitalist (Full-Time) - Blue Springs, MO
• Internal Medicine Hospitalist (Full-time)
• Internal Medicine Hospitalist (Moonlighter/PRN)
• Internal Medicine Hospitalist Post Acute Care (Full-Time)

Meet the IPC management team in Kansas City, MO.

• Sandy Peterson, PhD

  

  Executive Director

  913-660-1616
  sapeterson@ipcm.com
  Sandy Peterson, PhD, joined IPC in the newly created position of Executive Director of the Kansas City region in December 2010. Formerly, Dr. Peterson was CEO of Peterson Management Services, in charge of management operations for Hospital Inpatient Management Services (HIMS) prior to its acquisition by IPC. Sandy brings over fifteen years of experience in physician and healthcare organization management. Dr. Peterson received his PhD in Organizational Communication as well as his Masters in Speech Communication from Indiana University in Bloomington IN. Sandy received his Bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater WI. Sandy is a member of the Greater Kansas City Medical Managers Association (GKCMMA), the Medical Group Managers Association (MGMA), the Human Resources Management Association of Kansas City (HRMA-KC), the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), and the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).
  

• Steve Smith

  

  Director of Operations

  913-660-1616
  ssmith@ipcm.com
  Steve Smith joined IPC as Director of Operations in December 2010.  Steve joins IPC with more than 6 years of healthcare experience ranging from medical billing to compliance.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, and a Master of Arts in Business Administration from Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas.
  

• Gary Larson

  

  Director of Business Development

  913-660-1616
  glarson@ipcm.com
  
  Gary Larson joined IPC as Director of Business Development in December 2010. Prior to joining IPC, Gary service as the Chief Operating Officer for Peterson ePractice Advantage for nearly 10 years. Gary currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Kansas City Medical Managers Association as the Treasurer. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Missouri in Kansas City in 1985. Gary is also a Certified Medical Practice Executive through the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).
  
  

• Amber Lacy

  

  Director of Business Development

  913-660-1616
  alacy@ipcm.com
  

  Amber Lacy joins IPC with 6 years of healthcare experience.  Prior to joining IPC, Amber was Billing Supervisor for a Physician Management company for the HIMS doctors in the Kansas City area.  Amber graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Mathematics from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.  Amber is affiliated with the Greater Kansas City Medical Managers Association, the National Medical Group Management Association, and the Medical Group Management Association of Missouri.

  
  

Meet your recruiter for Kansas City, MO.

Gloria Humphrey

Director of Physician Staffing

Direct: 888-358-0498
Cell: 888-967-4957
ghumphrey@ipcm.com
Gloria Humphrey, a Director of Physician Staffing, joined IPC in 2008 after previously recruiting hospitalists for Cogent Healthcare. She started in physician recruiting more than 17 years ago with Quorum Health in Nashville, serving for eight years at HCA MidAmerica Division and Tennessee hospitals, recruiting all specialties. Gloria also worked for Cookeville Regional Medical Center before joining Cogent, where she recruited hospitalists in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Gloria is a founding member and four-year officer of the Tennessee Association of Healthcare Recruiters. She received her CMSR in 1995 and she has a BBA degree from Austin Peay State University.   She is an active member of ASPR.