Physician - Medical Director Emergency Medicine

Mercy Hospital - Springfield is recruiting a medical director emergency medicine physician! A minimum of 2-3 years leadership experience is preferred. We are a stable, hospital-employed group of approximately 40 emergency physicians. Mercy Springfield is one of the busiest and largest emergency departments in the Midwest with around 90,000 annual visits, level I trauma for both Missouri and Arkansas, and comprehensive, tertiary healthcare services for a three-hour radius and over 1.5M lives. This opportunity will be a 50/50 mix of administrative and clinical.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with nursing staff, hospital leadership, and consulting services to drive excellence in clinical operations.

• Facilitate the execution of hospital and departmental quality initiatives, patient satisfaction measures, and operational goals.

• Lead, design, and implement strategies aimed at improving processes and optimizing care delivery within the ED.

• Foster a culture of collaboration and accountability among clinical staff and operational teams.

• Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, ensuring alignment and shared objectives.

Mercy Hospital Springfield

• Springfield – 886-bed, level I, tertiary trauma, and catchment hospital for four states

o Approximately 90,000 annual ED visits 

o 9-hour shifts - 7 for patient care and last 2 for clean-up means you go home on-time

o 14 physician shifts each day plus APP support

o 80-bed emergency department

o 11-bed pediatric emergency department plus separate 11-bed OB emergency department staff by women’s health

o Over 500 employed physicians across almost all medical specialties

o 24/7 in-house neurology/stroke, general and orthopedic trauma, anesthesiology, intensivists, hospitalists, and OB Hos

o ED ultrasound (Sonosite), MRI, and CT available all the time

o Approximately 2 patients per hour on average

• Leapfrog A for quality and safety plus numerous other quality and safety recognitions

• EPIC EMR across Mercy

• Partnership with local and nearby medical schools for teaching, if desired

• Rated in the top 5% nationally for overall clinical excellence by Healthgrades

Mercy Emergency Medicine Offers:

• Excellent culture – low physician turnover, employed model, stable

• No partnership track, seniority, or tenure – equal parity from day one

• Signing bonus plus paid relocation

• Minimal nights unless desired due to dedicated nocturnists

• 1:1 physician to scribe ratio

• Schedule set three months in advance

• Physician mentors, partners, and friends

• Comprehensive, day-one benefits package for the entire family

• Occurrence-based liability insurance