Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - $450k+ Compensation Package | Mercy Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO
Overview
- Location
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Employer-listed pay
- $400,000
- Practice
- Not-for-profit hospital-employed · Not-for-profit hospital system (Mercy Hospital Southeast)
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Physiatrist to join an established PM&R practice, offering a 2-year guaranteed compensation of $400K with a $50K sign-on bonus and $20K relocation package. The not-for-profit system qualifies for PSLF, and both H-1B and J-1 visa candidates are accepted.
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Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $400,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- r busy and well-established practice in Cape Girardeau, MO. This Position Offers : 2-year guarantee $400k with $50k sign-on bonus! As a not-for-profit system, Mercy qualifies for Public Service L
- Observed
- 4 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Hybrid
- Signing bonus
- $50,000
- PTO
- 4 weeks
Pay in context
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Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Not-for-profit hospital-employed
- Facility type
- Not-for-profit hospital system (Mercy Hospital Southeast)
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $400,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- Is the $50,000 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
- Admin burden
- System-wide Epic EMR; occurrence-based malpractice plan; $5,000 annual CME allowance
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
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
- 4 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 62%
Full description
Mercy Hospital Southeast is currently seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Physiatrist to join our busy and well-established practice in Cape Girardeau, MO.
This Position Offers:
2-year guarantee $400k with $50k sign-on bonus!
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
$20k Relocation Package
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
System-wide Epic EMR
Welcome to Cape Girardeau, Missouri:
Nestled along the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Memphis, Cape Girardeau offers the perfect blend of small-town charm and big-city amenities. The community features a lively downtown with local shops, delicious dining, and beautiful riverfront views. Home to Southeast Missouri State University and its Division I athletics, Cape also boasts Missouri’s top-ranked Dalhousie Golf Club and the Cape Catfish baseball team — making it a vibrant, family-friendly place to live, work, and play.
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.