Trauma Surgeon - Established 12-Physician Team at a Level I Trauma Center
Reported by 18 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Saint Louis, Missouri
- Schedule
- Sustainable schedule with a shared call and night-float model · Shared call and night-float model designed to support work-life balance
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $455k – $635k
- Practice
- Tertiary referral center, physician-led organization · ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center
18 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
Mercy Clinic in St. Louis is seeking a board-certified or eligible trauma surgeon to join a large team at an ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center with a shared call model, strong subspecialty support, and opportunities for teaching and research.
What the posting highlights
- Shared call and night-float call coverage
- Care setting: Broad practice including trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, with significant elective general surgery
- Patient population: Trauma, surgical, medical, neurocritical care, and cardiac patients
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $455k – $635k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 18 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 18 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
Mercy
Claim this free profile to see who's viewing your roles and manage your listings.
Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Tertiary referral center, physician-led organization
- Facility type
- ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center
- Beds
- 100
- Trauma level
- Level I
- Patient population
- Trauma, surgical, medical, neurocritical care, and cardiac patients
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
SalaryDr will show local peer compensation and hiring supply here once this role has enough physician-reported data.
Questions to ask the employer
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
Generated from this posting's disclosed facts and the SalaryDr comparison — bring them to the first recruiter call.
Work Design
- Schedule
- Sustainable schedule with a shared call and night-float model
- Call burden
- Shared call and night-float model designed to support work-life balance
- Patient volume
- Over 2,000 trauma activations and 95,000+ annual ED visits
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Broad practice including trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, with significant elective general surgery
- Coverage model
- Shared call and night-float call coverage
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 2 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Find your calling at Mercy! Mercy Clinic Trauma & General Surgery is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Trauma Surgeon to join our high-performing Acute Care Surgery team in St. Louis, Missouri. Join a collaborative group of 12 trauma surgeons, 18 advanced practice providers, and dedicated support staff committed to delivering exceptional patient care at one of the region's busiest trauma centers. This opportunity offers the ideal combination of high-acuity trauma, operative experience, critical care management, strong subspecialty support, and a sustainable work-life balance. Why Mercy St. Louis ? ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center with over 2K trauma activations & 95K+ annual ED visits Broad practice including trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care Significant elective general surgery opportunities, including robotic surgery Optional involvement in burn surgery and ICU/Surgical Critical Care based on individual interests 30 operating rooms with dedicated trauma and acute care surgery access 24/7 Interventional Radiology and comprehensive subspecialty support 100+ ICU and intermediate care beds across trauma, surgical, medical, neurocritical care, and cardiac services Strong collaboration with neurosurgery, orthopedics, vascular, cardiothoracic, transplant, and other subspecialties Shared call and night-float model designed to support work-life balance Opportunities for resident and medical student education, clinical research, quality improvement, and leadership development What Makes This Opportunity Unique? At Mercy St. Louis, trauma surgeons enjoy a busy, clinically rewarding practice with the resources of a large tertiary referral center and the collegial culture of a physician-led organization. Our team values collaboration, innovation, and physician wellness while providing cutting-edge trauma and critical care services to a growing patient population. If you are seeking a practice that offers high operative volume, complex trauma care, robust critical care exposure, excellent support services, and a sustainable schedule , we invite you to explore Mercy St. Louis. Your life is our life's work 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. For more information, please contact Megan Zielinski, MHA, CPRP-DEI.Telephone: 314-364-3568 | Email: megan.zielinski@mercy.net