$800k+ Compensation Package | Radiation Oncologist with Mercy Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO
Overview
- Location
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Employer-listed pay
- $650,000
- Practice
- Cancer Center (Mercy Cancer Center – Cape Girardeau) · Not-for-profit hospital system
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Mercy Cancer Center – Cape Girardeau is seeking a board-eligible or board-certified Radiation Oncologist to join an established practice in Cape Girardeau, MO, offering a 2-year income guarantee of $650k plus up to $200k in recruitment incentives. The center is equipped with two linear accelerators, MRI, PET/CT, and is supported by three hematologists/oncologists and four APPs.
What the posting highlights
- Three hematologists/oncologists and four APPs on team; on-site nurse navigators, genetic testing, social workers, and dieticians
- Patient population: Cancer patients including lung cancer screening (LDCT program); supported by strong referral base from integrated Mercy Clinic physicians
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
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Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $650,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- ting, Social Workers, and Dieticians This Position Offers: Very competitive 2-year income guarantee of $650k with up to $200k in recruitment incentives! Up to $20,000 in relocation As a not-for-prof
- Observed
- 3 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Hybrid
- Signing bonus
- $200,000
- PTO
- 4 weeks
Pay in context
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Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Cancer Center (Mercy Cancer Center – Cape Girardeau)
- Facility type
- Not-for-profit hospital system
- Patient population
- Cancer patients including lung cancer screening (LDCT program); supported by strong referral base from integrated Mercy Clinic physicians
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $650,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- Is the $200,000 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?
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Work Design
- Coverage model
- Three hematologists/oncologists and four APPs on team; on-site nurse navigators, genetic testing, social workers, and dieticians
- Admin burden
- Not specified; physician leadership emphasized organizationally
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- yes
- J-1 waiver
- Yes
- H-1B
- Yes
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 3 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 72%
Full description
Mercy Cancer Center – Cape Girardeau is seeking a board eligible or board-certified Radiation Oncologist to join a well-established practice at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO.
Mercy Cancer Center - Cape Girardeau:
Three Hematologists/Oncologists and four Advanced Practice Providers
Experienced support staff
A strong referral base from Mercy Clinic integrated physicians
Chemotherapy infusion center
LDCT lung cancer screening program
MRI, PET/CT, and two Linear accelerators
On-site Nurse Navigators, Genetic testing, Social Workers, and Dieticians
This Position Offers:
Very competitive 2-year income guarantee of $650k with up to $200k in recruitment incentives!
Up to $20,000 in relocation
As a not-for-profit system, Mercy qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
4 weeks’ vacation plus 6 holidays (while on guarantee)
Annual $5,000 CME allowance
Comprehensive, day one benefits including health, dental, vision and life
Retirement (401k/403b/457b) plan
Occurrence-based malpractice plan
H1B and J1Visa Candidates are accepted
Welcome to Cape Girardeau, Missouri:
Cape Girardeau: Where the Mississippi meets small-town charm — with vibrant downtown shops, mouthwatering cuisine, Division 1 sports, and Missouri’s #1 golf course all right in your backyard!
Your life is our life’s workAt 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.