Pediatric Hematology and Oncology - Mercy St. Jude Springfield Missouri - Rewarding comprehensive practice, great culture
Overview
- Location
- Mercy Hospital Springfield
- Employer-listed pay
- $266,000
- Practice
- Academic-affiliated community hospital (St. Jude affiliate) · Tertiary hospital / Regional referral center / Comprehensive children's hospital
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Mercy Hospital Springfield, in partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, seeks a full-time pediatric hematology/oncology physician to join an established 15-year program offering a guaranteed salary of $266,000 (not wRVU-dependent), with a recruitment bonus and paid relocation. The role covers a single campus with no outreach required, joining a team of two physicians and two NPs at the only pediatric cancer center within a three-hour radius.
What the posting highlights
- Team of 2 pediatric hematology/oncology physicians and 2 pediatric NPs; full support staff including social work, child life, psychology, pharmacy, nutrition, and practice manager
- Care setting: Both inpatient and outpatient; clinic located inside the hospital, single campus, no outreach required
- Patient population: Pediatric oncology and hematology patients; regional referral center serving a four-state catchment area
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $266,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- cer center and clinic located inside the hospital - cover one campus No outreach required Guaranteed salary of $266,000 not dependent on wRVUs - focus on quality and patient experience Recruitment bonus and pai
- Observed
- 3 mo ago
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Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Academic-affiliated community hospital (St. Jude affiliate)
- Facility type
- Tertiary hospital / Regional referral center / Comprehensive children's hospital
- Beds
- 886
- Patient population
- Pediatric oncology and hematology patients; regional referral center serving a four-state catchment area
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $266,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Both inpatient and outpatient; clinic located inside the hospital, single campus, no outreach required
- Coverage model
- Team of 2 pediatric hematology/oncology physicians and 2 pediatric NPs; full support staff including social work, child life, psychology, pharmacy, nutrition, and practice manager
- Admin burden
- Low — quality and patient experience focus, not wRVU-driven; system-wide EPIC EMR
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- Yes
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- yes
- J-1 waiver
- No
- H-1B
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 4 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 72%
Full description
Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri in partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is recruiting a full-time pediatric hematology/oncology specialist to join Mercy Kids, a comprehensive children's hospital and only pediatric cancer center within a three-hour radius. As an affiliate site for St. Jude, we offer comprehensive resources and a stable practice opportunity delivering a fascinating mix of oncology and hematology. This position joins a team of two physicians, two pediatric nurse practitioners, and a full support staff of social worker, child life services, psychology, pharmacy, diet and nutrition, and practice manager.
Mercy has a 200+ year history – let us share this amazing story with you!
Mercy Springfield Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Offers:
- Program has been established for 15-years – stable and strongly supported
- Team of two pediatric hematology/oncology physicians and two pediatric nurse practitioners
- We are the only pediatric cancer center within a 3-hour radius
- Access to a variety of stimulating cases and research capabilities
- Partnership with St. Jude’s for clinical trials, support, and research
- Committed support staff and team - many have been here since its inception
- Excellent culture and teamwork that cares about the patients and highest quality and outcomes
- Pediatric cancer center and clinic located inside the hospital - cover one campus
- No outreach required
- Guaranteed salary of $266,000 not dependent on wRVUs – focus on quality and patient experience
- Recruitment bonus and paid relocation
- Comprehensive, day-one benefits package for your entire family
- Occurrence-based liability insurance
Mercy Hospital Springfield
- 886-bed tertiary hospital and regional referral center for a four-state catchment area
- St. Jude affiliate site
- 11-Bed pediatric Emergency Department
- 12-bed PICU, 46-bed NICU, 30-bed inpatient pediatric floor
- 600+ physicians across all medical specialties
- Most pediatric specialists are available - neurology, neurosurgery, ENT, pulmonology, emergency and intensivists, hospitalists, orthopedics, general and trauma surgery, and more
- System-wide EPIC EMR
- Leapfrog Grade A for quality and safety
- Ranked in the top 5% nationally for overall clinical excellence by HealthGrades
- Visa candidates are encouraged to apply
Southwest Missouri
Living here is easy with everything you need! We have access to some of the best outdoor recreation in the country with the Ozark Mountains, a plentiful and growing job market, great schools, universities, world-class health care, and all the entertainment and cultural options of metro areas—but with far less stress and traffic plus 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! Springfield has an excellent airport with daily flights across the country.
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.