Physician - Emergency Medicine with Mercy in Springfield Missouri - Level I Trauma, Hospital

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.

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For more information, please contact Todd Vandewalker, MHA, CPRP. Telephone: 417-820-3606 | Email: todd.vandewalker@mercy.net