Department Lead OB/GYN | $650K+ Compensation Package | Mercy Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO
Overview
- Location
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Schedule
- Clinic-based outpatient plus inpatient call; 4 weeks vacation + 6 holidays (during guarantee period) · 1:6 call; OB/GYN Hospitalist support for inpatient and emergencies
- Employer-listed pay
- $450,000
- Practice
- Group practice (employed, health system) · Hospital-affiliated clinic and inpatient birthing hospital
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible OB/GYN to join a busy group practice as a department lead, with a 2-year income guarantee of $450,000 plus a $200,000 recruitment incentive. The role features a 1:6 call schedule, OBGYN hospitalist inpatient/emergency support, a Level III NICU, and comprehensive clinic resources including da Vinci robots and dedicated sonographers.
What the posting highlights
- OB/GYN Hospitalist covers inpatient and emergencies; 24/7 access to Mercy MFM for consults/transports; 24-hour in-house anesthesia
- Care setting: Mixed inpatient (deliveries, OR) and outpatient clinic; hospitalist provides inpatient/emergency coverage support
- Patient population: OB/GYN patients including high-risk (MFM consult/transport access); neonatologist coverage for most babies ≥28 weeks
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $450,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- upport staff focused on quality patient care. Mercy Clinic OBGYN Southeast: 2-year income guarantee of $450,000 with $200,000 recruitment incentive 1:6 Call Outstanding clinic space featuring a full Wom
- Observed
- 3 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Hybrid
- Signing bonus
- $200,000
- Loan repayment
- $75,000
- PTO
- 4 weeks
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Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Group practice (employed, health system)
- Facility type
- Hospital-affiliated clinic and inpatient birthing hospital
- Beds
- 18
- Trauma level
- Level III NICU on site
- Patient population
- OB/GYN patients including high-risk (MFM consult/transport access); neonatologist coverage for most babies ≥28 weeks
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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- Is $450,000 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?
- How is the $75,000 loan repayment structured — forgiven over time, contingent on service years, or paid up front?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Clinic-based outpatient plus inpatient call; 4 weeks vacation + 6 holidays (during guarantee period)
- Call burden
- 1:6 call; OBGYN Hospitalist support for inpatient and emergencies
- Patient volume
- ~800 deliveries per year at the birthing hospital
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Mixed inpatient (deliveries, OR) and outpatient clinic; hospitalist provides inpatient/emergency coverage support
- Coverage model
- OBGYN Hospitalist covers inpatient and emergencies; 24/7 access to Mercy MFM for consults/transports; 24-hour in-house anesthesia
- Admin burden
- Department lead role; system-wide Epic EMR
- 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
- 85%
Full description
Mercy Hospital Southeast is actively seeking a board certified or board eligible OBGYN physician to join our busy group practice at Mercy Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO. Our Mercy Southeast OBGYN team is highly experienced with two physicians, three midwives, two advanced practitioners and an engaged support staff focused on quality patient care.
Mercy Clinic OBGYN Southeast:
2-year income guarantee of $450,000 with $200,000 recruitment incentive
1:6 Call
Outstanding clinic space featuring a full Women’s Integrated Health program with onsite Breast Health Services, diagnostic testing, and pelvic floor physical therapy.
2 ultrasounds in-clinic, with dedicated OBGYN sonographers.
2 procedure rooms in-clinic.
24/7 access to Mercy MFM for consults/transports.
Mercy Hospital Southeast:
Nationally Recognized as a Best Maternity Care Hospital by Newsweek!
We deliver about 800 babies each year in our birthing hospital and features a Level III NICU.
Neonatologist comfortable caring for most babies 28 weeks and above.
OBGYN Hospitalist support for inpatient and emergencies.
The Dennis B. Elrod OBGYN Center has 18 private birthing suites. You can give birth and recover in the same room. 2 OR suites on labor and delivery.
24-hour in-house anesthesia.
2 Di Vinci Robots.
System-wide Epic EMR.
This position offers:
2-year income guarantee of $450,000 with $200,000 recruitment incentive
Up to $75,000 in Student Loan Reimbursement
Up to $20,000 in relocation
Student Loan Forgiveness and 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.