Emergency Medicine Physician with Mercy in Fort Smith AR - Level III, 9-Hour shifts with Overlap
Overview
- Location
- Mercy Hospital Ft Smith
- Schedule
- 9-hour shifts with dedicated overlap; schedule set 3 months in advance; minimal nights due to dedicated nocturnists · Minimal nights unless desired (dedicated nocturnists)
- Employer-listed pay
- $305/hr
- Practice
- Emergency Department · Hospital-employed, Level III Trauma Center
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR is recruiting a hospital-employed Emergency Medicine physician to work in a brand-new 50-bed Level III trauma center ED with ~70,000 annual visits, 9-hour shifts with dedicated overlap, and compensation up to $305/hour (average $300/hour). The role includes a recruitment bonus, paid relocation, nocturnist coverage minimizing nights, and optional teaching affiliation with nearby medical schools.
What the posting highlights
- No single coverage; dedicated nocturnists cover nights; employed hospitalists, intensivists, acute care surgery, stroke, hand, IR, IC, OB/GYN on staff
- Care setting: ED-only (emergency department)
- Patient population: 500,000 catchment population; general emergency population
- Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $305/hr
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- tionally for overall clinical excellence by Healthgrades Mercy Emergency Medicine Offers: Up to $305/hour (average $300/hour) Recruitment bonus plus paid relocation available Excellent culture -
- Observed
- 4 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Productivity
Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Emergency Department
- Facility type
- Hospital-employed, Level III Trauma Center
- Beds
- 50
- Trauma level
- Level III
- Patient population
- 500,000 catchment population; general emergency population
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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- Is $305 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 9-hour shifts with dedicated overlap; schedule set 3 months in advance; minimal nights due to dedicated nocturnists
- Call burden
- Minimal nights unless desired (dedicated nocturnists)
- Shift type
- 9-hour shifts with overlap
- Patient volume
- ~70,000 annual ED visits; average 2 patients per hour
- Inpatient / outpatient
- ED-only (emergency department)
- Coverage model
- No single coverage; dedicated nocturnists cover nights; employed hospitalists, intensivists, acute care surgery, stroke, hand, IR, IC, OBGYN on staff
- Admin burden
- Minimal — AI tools (Microsoft DAX) and EPIC EMR to support documentation efficiency
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- No
- Supervises APPs
- No
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- J-1 waiver
- No
- H-1B
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 4 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 82%
Full description
Mercy Hospital – Fort Smith, Arkansas Emergency Medicine Opportunity
Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith is recruiting an emergency medicine physician! We are a stable, hospital-employed group with excellent teamwork and culture throughout the ED. We recently opened a brand-new, 50-bed ED to accommodate incredible patient growth and to serve a 500,000 catchment population.
Mercy Hospital – Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Level III trauma center
- ~ 70,000 annual ED visits
- 9-hour shifts with dedicated overlap meaning you go home on time
- Average 2 patients per hour
- No single coverage
- 50-bed emergency department, brand-new opened in 2025, beautiful facility
- Supportive, employed hospitalists, intensivists, acute care surgery, stroke, hand, interventional radiology, interventional cardiology, OBGYN, and so much more
- ED ultrasound (Sonosite), MRI, and CT available
- Leapfrog A for quality and safety
- EPIC EMR across Mercy
- Partnership with local and nearby medical schools for teaching, if desired
- Rated in the top 5% nationally for overall clinical excellence by Healthgrades
Mercy Emergency Medicine Offers:
- Up to $305/hour (average $300/hour)
- Recruitment bonus plus paid relocation available
- Excellent culture – low physician turnover, employed model, stable
- No partnership track, seniority, or tenure – equal parity from day one
- Minimal nights unless desired due to dedicated nocturnists
- Microsoft DAX and other AI tools to support efficiency and documentation
- Schedule set three months in advance
- Physician mentors, partners, and friends
- Comprehensive, day-one benefits package for your entire family
- Occurrence-based liability insurance
Fort Smith, Arkansas - a vibrant city offering a perfect blend of small-town charm and big-city amenities, nestled in the beautiful Ozark Mountains.
- Enjoy proximity to lakes and streams for fishing, kayaking, and boating
- Live in beautiful neighborhoods right next to the hospital or in more rural settings with land less than 20 minutes down the road
- Enjoy golf, tennis, hiking, biking trails, running, or working out a one of the numerous gyms
- Rated #4 city in the US for lowest cost of living by Kiplinger magazine
- Population of 90,000 making Fort Smith the third largest city in Arkansas
- Award-winning preK-12 options. Choose from public, private, and parochial schools
- Home to local colleges, a state university, and the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Fly conveniently out of Fort Smith at the regional airport
At Mercy, you can lead the way. Join a team where your passion for patient care meets cutting-edge innovation. As part of an organization rooted in nearly 200 years of compassionate service, you’ll help deliver transformative health care experiences while exploring new technologies and shaping the future of medicine. What sets us apart is our unwavering commitment to physician leadership—from the highest levels of our organization to the front lines of care—where physicians and caregivers collaborate, embrace fresh thinking, and drive clinical and operational excellence. If making a difference in your community is why you chose health care, Mercy is where your purpose meets possibility.