Job Details

Mercy Aurora and Cassville, Missouri – Rural Emergency Medicine (Family Medicine Trained)

Overview

Mercy Hospital is recruiting an emergency medicine physician for two critical‑access hospitals located outside of Springfield in Aurora and Cassville, Missouri. Family‑medicine trained candidates are encouraged to apply. The group offers leadership and career growth, equal parity, scheduling, and vote from day one. Full benefits and a dedicated, loyal group of partners are available.

Mercy Aurora and Cassville

• 25‑bed, critical‑access hospital
• Annual ED volume of 10,000‑13,000 patients
• Easy transfers to Mercy Hospital – Springfield, an 886‑bed level I trauma center
• Hospitalists available 24 hours per day for admissions
• No hospitalist work or inpatient rounding required
• Microsoft DAX charting and documentation support
• Imaging services available – MRI, CT, ultrasound
• 24/7 RT
• Basic emergency procedures available including Glidescope and ultrasound
• No trauma designation
• EPIC EMR across Mercy
• Partnership with nearby medical schools for teaching (if desired)
• Rated in the top 5% nationally for overall clinical excellence by Healthgrades
• Named one of the top 100 critical‑access hospitals in the country

Mercy Emergency Medicine Offers

• $50,000 recruitment bonus plus paid relocation
• Schedule completed three months in advance for a great work/life balance
• 12‑hour shifts, 11‑12 shifts per month – flexible scheduling and blocks if desired; part‑time also available
• Guaranteed hours and shifts – ability to work extra as desired
• Guaranteed hourly rate not dependent on wRVUs or production metrics
• APP support every day
• Less than 2 patients per hour
• Immediate parity and equal rotation and scheduling among the group
• Supportive physician mentors, partners, and friends
• Comprehensive, day‑one benefits package for the entire family
• Occurrence‑based liability insurance

Community Overview

Aurora and Cassville are rural communities that offer proximity to Springfield, Branson, and Joplin. They provide abundant outdoor recreation, hiking and mountain‑biking trails, lakes, rivers, trout fishing hatchery, hunting, state parks, and healthy small schools. Friendly, welcoming residents appreciate their physicians.

Join Mercy

When you join our team, you will provide a transformative health‑care experience while exploring new technologies and shaping the future of medicine. We cherish each person and strive for a dignified environment for all.

*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. If making a difference in your community is why you chose health care, Mercy is where your purpose meets possibility.

Todd Vandewalker, MHA, CPRP
Senior Physician Recruiter
Email: Todd.Vandewalker@mercy.net
Phone: 417‑820‑3606