Trauma Surgeon – Established 12-Physician Team at a Level I Trauma Center
Reported by 15 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Mercy Hospital St Louis
- Schedule
- Shared call and night-float model
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $455k – $675k
- Practice
- Employed, physician-led health system (Mercy) · ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center, tertiary referral center
15 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
Mercy Clinic is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Trauma Surgeon to join a 12-physician Acute Care Surgery team at an ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center in St. Louis, Missouri, with a broad practice spanning trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, and elective general surgery. The role features a shared call and night-float model, 100+ ICU/intermediate care beds, 2,000+ annual trauma activations, and opportunities for teaching, research, and leadership development.
What the posting highlights
- Shared call and night-float model with 12 trauma surgeons and 18 APPs
- Care setting: Mixed: inpatient trauma/emergency general surgery/surgical critical care plus elective outpatient general surgery (including robotic); optional burn surgery and ICU/Surgical Critical Care
- Patient population: High-acuity trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care; growing regional patient population
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
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
- $455k – $675k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 15 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 15 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
- Employed, physician-led health system (Mercy)
- Facility type
- ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center, tertiary referral center
- Beds
- 100
- Trauma level
- Level I
- Patient population
- High-acuity trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care; growing regional patient population
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Work Design
- Call burden
- Shared call and night-float model
- Patient volume
- 2,000+ annual trauma activations; 95,000+ annual ED visits
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Mixed: inpatient trauma/emergency general surgery/surgical critical care plus elective outpatient general surgery (including robotic); optional burn surgery and ICU/Surgical Critical Care
- Coverage model
- Shared call and night-float model with 12 trauma surgeons and 18 APPs
- Admin burden
- Leadership development and quality improvement opportunities mentioned; otherwise not specified
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 3 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 55%
Full description
Mercy Clinic Trauma & General Surgery is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Trauma Surgeon to join our high-performing Acute Care Surgery team in St. Louis, Missouri. Join a collaborative group of 12 trauma surgeons, 18 advanced practice providers, and dedicated support staff committed to delivering exceptional patient care at one of the region's busiest trauma centers.
This opportunity offers the ideal combination of high-acuity trauma, operative experience, critical care management, strong subspecialty support, and a sustainable work-life balance.
Why Mercy St. Louis?
ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center with over 2K trauma activations & 95K+ annual ED visits
Broad practice including trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care
Significant elective general surgery opportunities, including robotic surgery
Optional involvement in burn surgery and ICU/Surgical Critical Care based on individual interests
30 operating rooms with dedicated trauma and acute care surgery access
24/7 Interventional Radiology and comprehensive subspecialty support
100+ ICU and intermediate care beds across trauma, surgical, medical, neurocritical care, and cardiac services
Strong collaboration with neurosurgery, orthopedics, vascular, cardiothoracic, transplant, and other subspecialties
Shared call and night-float model designed to support work-life balance
Opportunities for resident and medical student education, clinical research, quality improvement, and leadership development
What Makes This Opportunity Unique?
At Mercy St. Louis, trauma surgeons enjoy a busy, clinically rewarding practice with the resources of a large tertiary referral center and the collegial culture of a physician-led organization. Our team values collaboration, innovation, and physician wellness while providing cutting-edge trauma and critical care services to a growing patient population.
If you are seeking a practice that offers high operative volume, complex trauma care, robust critical care exposure, excellent support services, and a sustainable schedule, we invite you to explore Mercy St. Louis.
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.