Maternal Fetal Medicine at Mercy Springfield MO - 4 day workweek, GE E22s, Replacement for retiring physician
Overview
- Location
- Mercy Clinics of Springfield and Communities
- Schedule
- Flexible schedule with four-day workweek available · No in-house call, consult service only, no deliveries unless desired
- Employer-listed pay
- $100,000
- Practice
- Group practice at tertiary hospital · Tertiary hospital
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Mercy Springfield is recruiting a Maternal Fetal Medicine physician with a guaranteed $600,000 salary plus $100,000 recruitment incentive, flexible schedule including a possible four-day workweek, no in-house call, and a high-volume MFM practice at an 886-bed tertiary hospital serving a large regional population. The position includes comprehensive benefits, experienced support staff, and use of EPIC EMR.
What the posting highlights
- Consult service only, no in-house call; 24/7 OB hospitalist program
- Care setting: Mostly outpatient consults and ultrasound service; hospital deliveries performed by others unless desired
- Patient population: Catchment area of about 2 million, receives high-risk referrals from a 3-hour radius
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $100,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- hospital with a catchment area of ~2M. Mercy Maternal and Fetal Medicine Offers: $600,000 guaranteed salary, $100,000 recruitment incentive plus paid relocation Four-day workweek available Long-term, stable,
- Observed
- 4 wk ago
- Compensation model
- Guaranteed salary of $600,000 plus $100,000 recruitment incentive; no in-house call; consult service only
- Bonus / incentives
- Recruitment incentive · $100,000
Benefits named in the posting
- $100,000 recruitment incentive
- paid relocation
- comprehensive day-one benefits package for entire family
- occurrence-based liability insurance
- public service loan forgiveness
Pay in context
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Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Group practice at tertiary hospital
- Facility type
- Tertiary hospital
- Beds
- 886
- Patient population
- Catchment area of about 2 million, receives high-risk referrals from a 3-hour radius
- EHR
- EPIC
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $100,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- The posted pay sits below what 74 Obstetrics & Gynecology physicians report (national median $425,000) — what closes that gap: productivity upside, bonus, equity, or schedule?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Flexible schedule with four-day workweek available
- Call burden
- No in-house call, consult service only, no deliveries unless desired
- Patient volume
- High volume ultrasound and consult service; 250-300 deliveries per month in the hospital
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Mostly outpatient consults and ultrasound service; hospital deliveries performed by others unless desired
- Coverage model
- Consult service only, no in-house call; 24/7 OB hospitalist program
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 4 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 95%
Full description
Find your calling at Mercy! Mercy Springfield Missouri Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician Opportunity Mercy is recruiting a fourth MFM physician to meet growing patient demand and the recent addition of seven new general OBGYNs! We currently perform 250-300 deliveries per month and are the region’s leader in high-risk pregnancy care, receiving patients from a three-hour radius. You will be welcomed into a busy and established MFM program with a proven need for another partner. The group practices at Mercy Springfield, Missouri, a tertiary hospital with a catchment area of ~2M. Mercy Maternal and Fetal Medicine Offers $600,000 guaranteed salary, $100,000 recruitment incentive plus paid relocation Four-day workweek available Long-term, stable, established MFM program with excellent reputation in the region AIUM accredited in all three trimesters, OB Detailed, Fetal Echocardiography, Gyn and 3D Brand-New E22 GE ultrasound machines Flexible schedule; excellent work/life balance No in-house call – consult service only and no deliveries unless desired 1-hour patient consults High volume ultrasound and consult service; we offer complicated and interesting cases Support team of ultrasound technicians, RNs, genetic counselor, care coordinators, coder, and experienced office management Highly experienced and stable group of sonographers Work in a group full of friendly people that put exceptional patient experience first Treated as an equal partner day one with no seniority track or buy-in 24/7 OB Hospitalist program Public service loan forgiveness Comprehensive, day-one benefits package for your entire family Occurrence-based liability insurance Mercy Hospital Springfield Emphasis on physician wellness and support; robust programs and activities, physician-led wellness committee 886-bed tertiary hospital Over 3,000 annual deliveries 24/7 OB/Hospitalist program Almost all pediatric sub-specialists are local and available 46-bed level III NICU and transport team Remodeled L&D and antepartum unit with future expansion plans 14 general OB/GYNs, OB/Hospitalists, Gyn/Onc, Genetics, Navigators, Social Services, Psychology, Chaplain and Spiritual Care Support Catchment area over 1.5M System-wide EPIC EMR, DAX for charting efficiency and 135-year history in the community - financially strong and stable Leapfrog A for quality Rated in the top 5% nationally for overall clinical excellence by Healthgrades Springfield, Missouri 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 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. 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.