Physician - Psychiatrist with Mercy Hospital St Louis - $100k Bonus in St Louis, MO
Overview
- Location
- St Louis, Missouri
- Schedule
- 7 on / 7 off, 10-hour shifts · No call responsibilities
- Employer-listed pay
- $100,000
- Practice
- Inpatient / Hospitalist · 800-bed community hospital, Level I Trauma Center
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Mercy Hospital St. Louis is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Psychiatric Hospitalist for a 7-on/7-off, 10-hour shift schedule with no call responsibilities and a $100K recruitment bonus. The position is based at an 800-bed Level I Trauma Center, the second largest medical center in the St. Louis metro area.
What the posting highlights
- Care setting: Inpatient only (Psychiatric Hospitalist)
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
One shared annual scale compares the source-listed range with what 92 physicians report earning (national cohort). Reported figures are total compensation; posted ranges are often base salary, so this comparison can read low.
Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $100,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- ma Center with approximately 110,000 ER visits annually This Position Offers: Competitive compensation model + $100K Recruitment Bonus Comprehensive, day one benefits including health, dental, vision and CM
- Observed
- 4 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Hybrid
- Signing bonus
- $100,000
Pay in context
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Employer
Mercy
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Inpatient / Hospitalist
- Facility type
- 800-bed community hospital, Level I Trauma Center
- Beds
- 800
- Trauma level
- Level I
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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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 92 Psychiatry physicians report (national median $357,750) — what closes that gap: productivity upside, bonus, equity, or schedule?
- Is the $100,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
Generated from this posting's disclosed facts and the SalaryDr comparison — bring them to the first recruiter call.
Work Design
- Schedule
- 7 on / 7 off, 10-hour shifts
- Call burden
- No call responsibilities
- Shift type
- Days (10-hour shifts)
- Patient volume
- Approximately 110,000 ER visits annually (hospital-wide)
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Inpatient only (Psychiatric Hospitalist)
- Admin burden
- DAX co-pilot for clinical documentation and generative AI tools; system-wide Epic EMR
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- yes
- J-1 waiver
- No
- 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
- 78%
Full description
Mercy Behavioral Health – St Louis:
- 7 on/7 off schedule
- 10-hour shifts
- No call responsibilities
- 800-bed community hospital, the second largest medical center in the St. Louis metropolitan area
- Level I Trauma Center with approximately 110,000 ER visits annually
- Competitive compensation model + $100K Recruitment Bonus
- Comprehensive, day one benefits including health, dental, vision and CME
- Retirement plans available with employer contribution and matching options
- Relocation package and professional liability coverage provided
- As a not-for-profit system, Mercy qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- System Wide EPIC EMR
- DAX co-pilot for clinical documentation and other Generative AI tools
- This location is eligible for H-1B sponsorship
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.