Job Description

Find your calling at Mercy!

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 for a strong mix and ability for autonomy.

Mercy Hospital - Springfield:

• 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 Hos
• ED ultrasound (Sonosite), MRI, and CT available
• GME residency program starting soon
• 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

Mercy Emergency Medicine Offers:

• Excellent culture – low physician turnover, hospital-employed
• $260/hour minimum floor with opportunity for wRVU bonuses
• $150,000 recruitment bonus plus paid relocation
• Up to $125/hour excess hour premium (optional)
• Schedule set three months in advance
• Equal scheduling and parity from day one
• Great mentors, partners, and friends - excellent, fun culture
• Comprehensive, day-one benefits package for your entire family
• Occurrence-based liability insurance
• Strong emphasis on physician wellness including physician-led wellness committee and events scheduled throughout the year

Springfield, Missouri

As the third largest city in Missouri and the hub of the Ozark Mountains, living in Springfield is easy with everything you need! 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!

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.