Emergency Medicine Physician with Mercy in Springfield Missouri - Level I Trauma, Hospital
Overview
- Location
- Springfield, Missouri
- Schedule
- Shifts scheduled three months in advance; 9-hour shifts (7 patient care + 2 cleanup) allowing on-time departure; equal scheduling and parity from day one
- Source-listed pay
- $292/hr
- Practice
- Hospital-employed group · Tertiary hospital, Level I trauma center
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO is hiring hospital-employed Emergency Medicine physicians to work in a Level I trauma center with guaranteed $292/hour base pay, a $100,000 recruitment bonus, and shift schedules arranged three months in advance offering good work-life balance. The position includes comprehensive benefits, a strong wellness focus, and advanced EMR support.
What the posting highlights
- 13 physician shifts per day with no single coverage
- Care setting: Emergency Department focus
- Patient population: Regional catchment area for four states including Missouri and Arkansas
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $292/hr
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- Emergency Medicine Offers: Excellent culture - low physician turnover, hospital-employed Guaranteed minimum of $292/hour in your first year $100,000 recruitment bonus plus paid relocation Option for extra shift
- Observed
- 2 wk ago
- Compensation model
- Guaranteed minimum hourly rate of $292/hour in the first year with options for extra shifts at premium pay and productivity bonuses/incentives
- Bonus / incentives
- $100,000 recruitment bonus plus paid relocation, productivity bonuses and incentives available · $100,000 recruitment bonus
- Signing bonus
- $100,000
Benefits named in the posting
- Comprehensive day-one benefits package for entire family
- Occurrence-based liability insurance
- Paid relocation
- Recruitment bonus
- Physician wellness program with wellness committee and events
Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Hospital-employed group
- Facility type
- Tertiary hospital, Level I trauma center
- Beds
- 886
- Trauma level
- Level I
- Patient population
- Regional catchment area for four states including Missouri and Arkansas
- EHR
- Epic EMR, Microsoft DAX
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $292 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?
- Is the $100,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
- What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Shifts scheduled three months in advance; 9-hour shifts (7 patient care + 2 cleanup) allowing on-time departure; equal scheduling and parity from day one
- Shift type
- Shift work
- Patient volume
- Over 80,000 annual ED visits at main hospital
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Emergency Department focus
- Coverage model
- 13 physician shifts per day with no single coverage
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 2 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 95%
Full description
Job Description Mercy Hospital – Springfield Missouri is recruiting an emergency medicine physician! We are a level I trauma center for Missouri and Arkansas and one of the busiest EDs in the Midwest. We are a hospital-employed group with guaranteed shifts and hours, no partnership track/buy-in and equal parity, scheduling, and vote from day one! We offer leadership and career growth plus full benefits and a dedicated, stable, loyal group of partners. A great work/life balance is achievable with great hours and flexible scheduling. We can also offer a variety of shifts at our regional hospitals with lower volume and trauma. Mercy Hospital - Springfield Springfield – 886-bed, level I, tertiary trauma, and catchment hospital for four states 80,000+ annual ED visits 9-hour shifts - 7 for patient care and last 2 for clean-up means you go home on-time 13 physician shifts each day - no single coverage 80-bed emergency department 11-bed pediatric emergency department with most peds specialties available Over 600 employed physicians across all specialties including comprehensive stroke, burn, hand, trauma 24/7 in-house neurology/stroke, general and orthopedic trauma, anesthesiology, intensivists, hospitalists, and OB Hos ED ultrasound (Sonosite), MRI, and CT available Microsoft DAX for efficient charting and significant time savings in documentation Variety of shifts available at other hospitals for change of pace EPIC EMR across Mercy Rated in the top 5% nationally for overall clinical excellence by Healthgrades Leapfrog Grade A for quality and safety Mercy Emergency Medicine Offers Excellent culture – low physician turnover, hospital-employed Guaranteed minimum of $292/hour in your first year $100,000 recruitment bonus plus paid relocation Option for extra shifts with excess pay premium Option for productivity bonuses and incentives Schedule set three months in advance Equal scheduling and parity from day one Great mentors, partners, and friends Comprehensive, day-one benefits package for your entire family Occurrence-based liability insurance Strong emphasis on physician wellness including physician-led wellness committee and events scheduled throughout the year Springfield, Missouri As the third largest city in Missouri and the hub of the Ozark Mountains, living in Springfield is easy with everything you need! We have a plentiful and growing job market, great schools, universities, world-class health care, and all the entertainment and cultural options of a big city—but with far less stress, crime, and traffic and an abundance of character and friendliness. Enjoy a top 10 city for low cost of living and top 20 best places to live and work! Minutes from Branson and easy trips to Kansas City and St. Louis! Your life is our life’s work At Mercy you can lead the way. When you join our team, you will have the opportunity to provide a transformative health care experience while putting new technologies to the test. You will be part of an innovative organization that remembers why we got into health care nearly 200 years ago. If caring for patients and making a difference in the community is the reason you became a physician, join us at Mercy. It is a continuing goal to advance diversity and inclusion within our Mercy ministry. We cherish each person as created in the image of God and believe it is our responsibility to strive for excellence in establishing an environment of dignity for all. Find us at Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram | mercy.net | Mercy Careers For more information, please contact Todd Vandewalker, MHA, CPRP. Telephone: 417-820-3606 | Email: todd.vandewalker@mercy.net