Physician - Pediatric Ophthalmology - Mercy Kids - St. Louis MO
Reported by 21 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Saint Louis, Missouri
- Schedule
- Shared call
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $670k – $700k
- Practice
- Integrated health system outpatient and hospital practice · Children's hospital
21 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
Mercy is seeking a Pediatric Ophthalmologist to join their outpatient and children's hospital-based practice in St. Louis, offering a competitive income guarantee plus productivity bonuses, shared call, and visa sponsorship including H-1B. The practice uses Epic EMR and includes relocation and malpractice coverage benefits.
What the posting highlights
- Shared call
- Care setting: Outpatient practice based on campus of a pediatric hospital with inpatient hospitalist coverage
- Patient population: Pediatric patients
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
- $670k – $700k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 21 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
- Bonus / incentives
- Flexible, significant recruitment incentives including sign-on/commencement bonus, resident/fellow stipends
Benefits named in the posting
- relocation package
- professional liability coverage provided
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 21 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Integrated health system outpatient and hospital practice
- Facility type
- Children's hospital
- Beds
- 165
- Patient population
- Pediatric patients
- EHR
- Epic
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Questions to ask the employer
- 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
- Call burden
- shared call
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Outpatient practice based on campus of a pediatric hospital with inpatient hospitalist coverage
- Coverage model
- Shared call
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- yes
- H-1B
- Yes
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 95%
Full description
Find your calling at Mercy! Mercy Ophthalmology is currently seeking a board certified or board eligible Pediatric Ophthalmologist to join our practice on the campus of Mercy Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Our Mercy Pediatric Ophthalmology team consists of 2 physicians and an engaged support staff focused on quality patient care. Mercy Clinic Children's Eye Specialists - Medical Tower A Well-established and respected practice Shared Call First Class OR with new state-of-the-art equipment A large, established multi-specialty referral network An outpatient tests and treatments center , designed to make kids comfortable Mercy Children's Hospital St. Louis 23,000 pediatric emergency visits annually in our modern12-bed unit. 175 pediatric providers on staff with over 80 fellowship trained pediatric specialists. Over 165 beds in our children's tower, including pediatrics, PICU, Level IV NICU and behavioral health units. 24-hour in-house neonatology and pediatric hospitalist coverage. Active child life program in our hospital & pediatric emergency department. Member of Children's Hospital Association. System-wide Epic EMR. Over 9,000 births annually, with 1,340 NICU admissions a year This Position Offers Integrated health system with a competitive income guarantee and productivity-based model to follow Flexible, significant recruitment incentives tailored to your needs including sign-on/commencement bonus, resident/fellow stipends, etc. A strong referral base from integrated Mercy Clinic physicians A collaborative multidisciplinary team that ensures you have the support to deliver exceptional individualized care to patients Partnership with administration and a voice when it comes to decisions regarding how you practice medicine. Relocation package and professional liability coverage provided As a not-for-profit system, Mercy qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) This location is eligible for H-1B sponsorship 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