Mercy Hospital - Springfield is recruiting two full-time pediatric general surgeons to join Mercy Kids, a comprehensive children's hospital in Springfield, MO. We offer a dedicated pediatric emergency department with level II trauma status, pediatric operating rooms, a beautiful clinic suite located right next to the hospital, a St.Jude's children site, and access to a large referral network of general pediatricians plus specialists. A very successful ramp-up is anticipated as volumes are high and competition is minimal.  Candidates must be fellowship trained in pediatric surgery and a skill set with a wide variety of B&B and complicated cases. 

Mercy Hospital Springfield

• 877-bed tertiary hospital and regional referral center for a four state catchment area
• Level II pediatric trauma center for Missouri and Arkansas
• 11-Bed dedicated pediatric ED with level II trauma status with addition of pediatric surgery
• Dedicated pediatric ORs for inpatient and outpatient surgery
• 12-bed PICU, 45-bed level III NICU, 30 bed inpatient pediatric floor
• 700+ physicians across all medical specialties
• Most pediatric sub-specialties are represented including anesthesiology, GI, neonatology, orthopedics, neurosurgery, burn and trauma surgery, plastics, ENT, ophthalmology, pulmonology, neurology, and in-house critical care and hospitalists
• Ample OR access - we will get and keep you as busy as you desire
• System-wide EPIC EMR for both hospital and clinic

Mercy Springfield Pediatric General Surgery Offers:

• Access to a wide variety of interesting cases - you will be the primary pediatric surgeon for the region
• St. Jude's Children's Research site provides amazing resources and ability for cancer cases if desired
• Opportunity for leadership available
• Aggressive compensation package with guaranteed salary plus opportunity for wRVU and quality incentives. 
• High wRVU volumes available for hard-working surgeon
• $50,000 signing bonus or fellowship stipend
• Relocation package up to $16,000
• Experienced and supportive office staff and administration
• Rated in the top 5% nationally for overall clinical excellence by Healthgrades
• Forbes "America?s Best Employers" two years in a row
• Comprehensive benefits package for the entire family
• Occurrence-based liability insurance

Springfield, Missouri

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 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. When you join our team, you will have the opportunity to provide a transformative health care experience while putting new technologies to the test. You will be part of an innovative organization that remembers why we got into health care nearly 200 years ago. If caring for patients and making a difference in the community is the reason you became a physician, join us at Mercy.

It is a continuing goal to advance diversity and inclusion within our Mercy ministry. We cherish each person as created in the image of God and believe it is our responsibility to strive for excellence in establishing an environment of dignity for all.

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About Mercy

Mercy Clinic is a physician-led and professionally managed multi-specialty group. With over 2,500 primary care and specialty physicians, Mercy Clinic is the fourth largest integrated physician organization in the country. Working for Mercy gives you all the advantages of a larger organization balanced by the spirit of a smaller patient-centered medical group. You’ll discover a friendly and cooperative environment where people care for one another at every level. What sets us apart is our unique approach where physicians and professional managers share leadership and make decisions together to improve upon, and deliver, world-class care. It is a continuing goal to advance diversity and inclusion within our Mercy ministry. We cherish each person as created in the image of God and believe it is our responsibility to strive for excellence in establishing an environment of dignity for all. ST. LOUIS – Forbes has named Mercy to its America’s Best Employers for New Grads 2022 list, ranking Mercy in the top 200 companies, including AT&T, Edward Jones and The Walt Disney Company.

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