Emergency Medicine with Mercy in Springfield Missouri - $150k bonus, Level I Trauma, 2 Hour Overlap Each Shift

About the role

Mercy Hospital – Springfield Missouri is recruiting an emergency medicine physician. We are a level I trauma center for Missouri and Arkansas and one of the busiest EDs in the Midwest. We are a hospital-employed group with guaranteed shifts and hours, no partnership track/buy-in and equal parity, scheduling, and vote from day one! We offer leadership and career growth plus full benefits and a dedicated, stable, loyal group of partners. A great work/life balance is achievable with great hours and flexible scheduling. We can also offer a variety of shifts at our regional hospitals with lower volume and trauma.

Practice environment

• Mercy Hospital - Springfield – 886-bed, level I, tertiary trauma, and catchment hospital for four states
• 80,000+ annual ED visits
• 9-hour shifts - 7 for patient care and last 2 for clean-up means you go home on-time
• 13 physician shifts each day - no single coverage
• 80-bed emergency department
• 11-bed pediatric emergency department with most peds specialties available
• Over 600 employed physicians across all specialties including comprehensive stroke, burn, hand, trauma
• 24/7 in-house neurology/stroke, general and orthopedic trauma, anesthesiology, intensivists, hospitalists, and OB
• ED ultrasound (Sonosite), MRI, and CT available
• Microsoft DAX for efficient charting and significant time savings in documentation
• Variety of shifts available at other hospitals for change of pace
• EPIC EMR across Mercy
• Rated in the top 5% nationally for overall clinical excellence by Healthgrades
• Leapfrog Grade A for quality and safety

Compensation & benefits

• $260/hour minimum plus wRVU bonuses (group average $297/hour)
• $150,000 recruitment bonus plus paid relocation
• $100/hour excess hour premium (optional)
• Schedule set three months in advance
• Equal scheduling and parity from day one
• Comprehensive, day-one benefits package for your entire family
• Occurrence-based liability insurance

Culture & wellness

• Excellent culture – low physician turnover, hospital-employed
• Great mentors, partners, and friends - excellent, fun culture
• Strong emphasis on physician wellness including physician-led wellness committee and events scheduled throughout the year

Location

Springfield, Missouri – the third largest city in Missouri and the hub of the Ozark Mountains. We have a plentiful and growing job market, great schools, universities, world-class health care, and all the entertainment and cultural options of a big city—but with far less stress, crime, and traffic and an abundance of character and friendliness. Enjoy a top 10 city for low cost of living and top 20 best places to live and work! Minutes from Branson and easy trips to Kansas City and St. Louis!