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Physician - Urologist - $700k + Compensation Package | Mercy Jefferson in Festus, MO

MercyFestus, MissouriPosted 2mo ago·attending physician
$650,000Listed on official posting
Urology·Full-time·CPay transparency
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Overview

The package

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Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, MO is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Urologist to join an established one-physician, one-APP urology team at a 306-bed acute care facility 20 minutes from St. Louis. The position offers a 2-year income guarantee of $650K plus a $50K sign-on bonus, with access to a Da Vinci robot and a broad mix of bread-and-butter and complex urology cases.

  • $650k/yr employer-posted compensation with hybrid structure
  • $50,000 signing bonus disclosed
  • Hospital-employed, clinic-based · Acute care hospital · Both inpatient (surgical/acute care) and outpatient clinic
AI-structured from the official posting·View original

Posted pay vs real comps

Posted pay
$553k$590k$634k
Posted pay Physician-reported range Reported median

The employer-posted range and what 78 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
$650,000
Evidence
rcy Hospital Jefferson has been named a Top Hospital! This Position Offers: 2-year income guarantee $650k with a $50k sign on bonus! Large variety of bread-and-butter urology and complex cases Da
Observed
4 wk ago
Structure
hybrid
Signing bonus
$50,000

Pay in context

Festus, Missouri

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

Employer-posted pay
$650k/yr
Midpoint $650,000 · listed on official posting
Physician-reported median
$590k
78 physician reports · national cohort · total comp
Posted pay
$553k$590k$634k
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.

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Employer

Mercy

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Source
Official employer source

Facility & Community

Festus, Missouri
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Facility
Acute care hospital
Market
Missouri
Facility details
Practice setting
Hospital-employed, clinic-based
Facility type
Acute care hospital
Beds
306
Patient population
General urology — bread-and-butter and complex cases; referrals from largest primary care network in greater St. Louis area
Community snapshot
Peer median
$590k
79 reports · national
Active supply
4
1 in Festus
Transparent pay
1/4
state roles with reviewed pay
Work-life
3.6/5
5 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
79 SalaryDr Urology reports in national show a $590,000 median.
4 active Urology roles in Missouri, including 1 in Festus; 1 include reviewed transparent pay.
Physicians in this comparison cohort report 4.1/5 average job satisfaction.

Questions to ask the employer

  • Is $650,000 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?
  • How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?

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Work Design

Inpatient / outpatient
Both inpatient (surgical/acute care) and outpatient clinic
Coverage model
One physician + one advanced practitioner (APP)
Teaching
No
Research
No
Supervises APPs
Yes

Visa & Eligibility

Remote
No

Source & Verification

Source
Official employer source
Salary label
Listed on official posting
First seen
1 mo ago
Last verified
4 wk ago
Extraction confidence
72%
Verify on original posting

Full description

Find your calling at Mercy!

Mercy Hospital Jefferson is seeking an additional board certified or board eligible Urologist to join a busy and established team only 20 minutes from St. Louis, Missouri. This Urology Clinic consists of one physician and one advanced practitioner that collaborate to offer the full spectrum of care.

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.

Mercy Hospital Jefferson was named a 2025 Leapfrog Top Hospital. This is the fourth time in five years Mercy Hospital Jefferson has been named a Top Hospital!

This Position Offers:

  • 2-year income guarantee $650k with a $50k sign on bonus!

  • 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

  • System-wide Epic EMR

  • 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 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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