Mercy Southeast is recruiting a Laborist to meet incredible growth in the region! Our OBGYN team is highly experienced with two OBGYN physicians, three midwives, two advanced practitioners and an engaged support staff focused on quality patient care.
Mercy Clinic OBGYN Southeast:
Outstanding clinic space featuring a full Women’s Integrated Health program with onsite Breast Health Services, diagnostic testing, and pelvic floor physical therapy.
2 ultrasounds in-clinic, with dedicated OBGYN sonographers.
2 procedure rooms in-clinic.
24/7 access to Mercy MFM for consults/transports
$200,000 recruitment incentive plus paid relocation
Up to $75,000 in Student Loan Reimbursement
OB call of 10 days per month or less
Mercy Hospital Southeast:
Nationally Recognized as a Best Maternity Care Hospital by Newsweek!
Level III NICU with 800 babies delivered annually
Neonatologist comfortable caring for most babies 28 weeks and above. MFM support available 24/7.
The Dennis B. Elrod OBGYN Center has 18 private birthing suites. You can give birth and recover in the same room. 2 OR suites on labor and delivery.
Experienced and supportive partners with a dedicated women’s health surgical assistant.
24-hour in-house anesthesia.
2 Di Vinci Robots.
Leapfrog Grade A
System-wide Epic EMR.
This position offers:
$100,000 recruitment incentive plus paid relocation
Up to $75,000 in Student Loan Reimbursement and PSLF
Annual $5,000 CME allowance
Comprehensive, day one benefits including health, dental, vision and life
Retirement (401k/403b/457b) plan
Occurrence-based malpractice plan
H1B and J1Visa Candidates are accepted
Physician Careers in Cape Girardeau | Mercy
Cape Girardeau: Where the Mississippi meets small-town charm — with vibrant downtown shops, mouthwatering cuisine, Division 1 sports, and Missouri’s #1 golf course all right in your backyard!
Your life is our life’s workAt 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.
Skills Required
- MD or DO with OB/GYN training
- Board certified or board eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Experience providing inpatient labor and delivery care, including cesarean and operative vaginal deliveries
- Familiarity with Epic electronic medical record
- Willingness to cover OB call schedule (up to 10 days per month)
- Experience with da Vinci robotic surgery
Mercy Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mercy and has not been reviewed or approved by Mercy.
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Healthcare Strength — Day‑one medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage is available for many benefit‑eligible roles, alongside options like disability, FSAs, EAP, wellness, and other add‑ons. Coverage breadth and immediate eligibility are highlighted across role postings and benefits guides.
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Retirement Support — Automatic enrollment in the MyRetirement 401(k) includes a per‑paycheck employer match and an additional annual service contribution for eligible co‑workers. This layered design provides ongoing support for long‑term savings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A combined PTO bank (holidays, vacation, short‑term illness) plus an Extended Sick Bank and Paid Parental Leave are standard components. Accruals start quickly and can increase with tenure, with some locations also offering Volunteer Time Off.
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What We Do
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems for four consecutive years by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy is one of the nation’s most highly integrated, multi-state health care systems, including more than 40 acute care, managed and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 2,400 Mercy Clinic physicians and more than 40,000 co-workers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Mercy’s Virtual Care Center is the world’s first such facility dedicated to care outside its own walls, monitoring patients 24/7/365 across the country, using high-speed data and video connections and medically intervening when and where patients need it with a comprehensive team approach. Mercy was among the first health care organizations in the U.S. to have an integrated electronic health record (EHR) connecting all points of care. Mercy Technology Services’ broad use of its EHR has been recognized at one of the highest possible levels by Epic.
