$700k + Compensation Package - Urologist with Mercy Jefferson in Festus, MO - 30 minutes from St. Louis
Reported by 13 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Festus, Missouri
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $485k – $635k
- Practice
- Hospital-employed, multi-specialty system · Acute care hospital
13 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, MO (30 minutes from St. Louis) is seeking a BE/BC Urologist to join an established team at a 306-bed acute care facility, offering a compensation package exceeding $700k with a competitive income guarantee, recruitment incentives, relocation assistance, and malpractice coverage. The role features a broad urology case mix including complex cases, Da Vinci robotic surgery, and access to the largest primary care referral network in the Greater St. Louis area.
What the posting highlights
- 24-hour emergency room care; established urology team
- Care setting: Mixed inpatient/outpatient; bread-and-butter and complex urology cases including surgical
- Patient population: Diverse patient mix from surrounding counties (Jefferson County and surrounding region)
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
- $485k – $635k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 13 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
- Signing bonus
- $700,000
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 13 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
- Hospital-employed, multi-specialty system
- Facility type
- Acute care hospital
- Beds
- 306
- Patient population
- Diverse patient mix from surrounding counties (Jefferson County and surrounding region)
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is the $700,000 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?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Mixed inpatient/outpatient; bread-and-butter and complex urology cases including surgical
- Coverage model
- 24-hour emergency room care; established urology team
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 3 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 52%
Full description
Mercy is seeking an additional BE/BC Urologist to join a busy and established team at Mercy Hospital Jefferson; only 30 minutes from St. Louis, Missouri.
Mercy Hospital Jefferson is a 306-bed acute care facility located in Festus, MO., providing 24-hour emergency room care and a full range of diagnostic, preventive and restorative health care services.
This Position Offers:
- Large variety of bread-and-butter urology and complex cases
- Da Vinci Robot on site!
- Largest Primary Care Network & Referral Base in the Greater St. Louis area
- Support staff of certified operating room nurses, registered nurses, certified surgical technologists and anesthesiologists
- A diverse patient mix from the surrounding counties
- System-wide Epic EMR
- Competitive income guarantee and recruitment incentives
- Relocation assistance and malpractice insurance
Festus, part of Jefferson County, is conveniently located just 20 minutes south of St. Louis. For its residents, Jefferson County and its numerous municipalities offer ample opportunities to live, work and play in one of the fastest growing counties in the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Region!
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.