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Physician - Pulmonary Medicine with Mercy Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO

MercyCape Girardeau, MissouriPosted 1mo ago·attending physician
$450,000Listed on official posting
Pulmonology·Full-time·No overnight or weekend call·CPay transparency
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Overview

The package

AI-structured

Mercy Southeast Pulmonology in Cape Girardeau, MO is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Pulmonologist for an established, busy outpatient pulmonary medicine practice with inpatient consults and procedures, explicitly offering no overnight or weekend call. The position includes a 2-year income guarantee of $450K with relocation assistance, CME allowance, and visa sponsorship for H-1B and J-1 candidates.

  • $450k/yr employer-posted compensation with hybrid structure
  • $20,000 signing bonus disclosed
  • No overnight or weekend call
  • 4 weeks PTO or vacation disclosed
  • Outpatient with inpatient consults · Not-for-profit hospital system · Primarily outpatient; inpatient consults included
AI-structured from the official posting·View original

Posted pay vs real comps

Posted pay
$360k$460k$530k
Posted pay Physician-reported range Reported median

The employer-posted range and what 85 physicians report earning (national cohort) are shown side by side below — compared, never blended into one number. Reported figures are total compensation; posted ranges are often base salary, so this comparison can read low.

Compensation

Type
Listed on official posting
Job-specific pay
$450,000
Evidence
Remodeled pulmonary function lab with two body boxes. This Position Offers: 2-year income guarantee of $450k with recruitment incentives! Up to $20,000 in relocation As a not-for-profit system, Merc
Observed
4 wk ago
Structure
hybrid
Signing bonus
$20,000
Loan repayment
$0
PTO
4 weeks

Pay in context

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Employer-posted pay shown next to what physicians report earning — compared, never blended, never scored one against the other.

Employer-posted pay
$450k/yr
Midpoint $450,000 · listed on official posting
Physician-reported median
$460k
85 physician reports · national cohort · total comp
Posted pay
$360k$460k$530k
Posted pay Physician-reported range Reported median

Reported pay is SalaryDr community data — total compensation, shown separately from the employer-posted range, which is often base salary only. We don't score one against the other because they measure different things.

Next steps

Employer

Mercy

Health system218 open roles
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Unclaimed profile
EHR
Not provided
Source
Official employer source

Facility & Community

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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Facility
Not-for-profit hospital system
Market
Missouri
Facility details
Practice setting
Outpatient with inpatient consults
Facility type
Not-for-profit hospital system
Beds
4
Community snapshot
Peer median
$460k
85 reports · national
Active supply
1
1 in Cape Girardeau
Transparent pay
1/1
state roles with reviewed pay
Work-life
4.0/5
1 physician reports
Cost of living
92
below U.S. avg (100) · BEA Regional Price Parities
Schools
-0.3
grade levels vs U.S. avg · NAEP 2024
85 SalaryDr Pulmonology reports in national show a $460,000 median.
1 active Pulmonology roles in Missouri, including 1 in Cape Girardeau; 1 include reviewed transparent pay.
Physicians in this comparison cohort report 4.2/5 average job satisfaction.

Questions to ask the employer

  • Is $450,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
  • Is the $20,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?

Generated from this posting's disclosed facts and the SalaryDr comparison — bring them to the first recruiter call.

Work Design

Call burden
No overnight or weekend call
Inpatient / outpatient
Primarily outpatient; inpatient consults included
Coverage model
Inpatient consults plus outpatient; 4-bed sleep lab; pulmonary function lab with two body boxes; 2 Da Vinci Robots available
Admin burden
Not specified
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
1 mo ago
Last verified
4 wk ago
Extraction confidence
78%
Verify on original posting

Full description

Find your calling at Mercy!

Mercy Southeast Pulmonology is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Pulmonologist to join an established, very busy Outpatient Pulmonary Medicine practice in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Mercy Hospital Southeast Pulmonology

  • NO OVERNIGHTS OR WEEKEND CALL!

  • Inpatient consults along with procedures

  • 2 Da Vinci Robots

  • Four-bed pulmonary sleep lab, recently remodeled and equipped with Vyaire Somnostar; re-accredited by the ASSM in 2019.

  • Remodeled pulmonary function lab with two body boxes.

This Position Offers:

  • 2-year income guarantee of $450k with recruitment incentives!

  • Up to $20,000 in relocation

  • 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

  • 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

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 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.

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