Critical Care Physician | Mercy Hospital St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri

Find your calling at Mercy!

Mercy Hospital St. Louis is seeking a Critical Care Physician to join our established and growing critical care team in St. Louis, Missouri. We are looking for a fellowship-trained, board-certified/board-eligible intensivist who is comfortable caring for complex, high-acuity patients. Dedicated Neuro ICU experience and board certification in Neurocritical Care are preferred, although Neurocritical Care fellowship training is not required. ECMO experience is a plus.

The position offers the opportunity to practice at a tertiary teaching hospital and Level I Trauma Center, with a comprehensive critical care program spanning medical, surgical, cardiovascular, trauma, and neurosciences populations.

Mercy Critical Care

· Join an established team of 15 Critical Care physicians and 8 Critical Care APPs, with APP support available 24/7 for admissions, discharges, procedures, and rapid response

· Critical care units include Medical ICU, Med/Surg ICU, Neuro Trauma ICU, and Cardiovascular ICU

· Five physician-led teams during the day, with fellows and residents integrated into the care team

· Approximately 70% bedside ICU care and 30% vICU and non-clinical responsibilities, including opportunities for research, lectures, and education

· Robust vICU program monitoring approximately 600 ICU beds across Mercy and partner hospitals

· Only four weeks of nights per year, with flexibility to work the week consecutively or split night coverage into shorter blocks

· Call approximately every fourth day and extends only through 7 p.m.

· Critical Care and Neurocritical Care fellowship programs, including 13 Critical Care fellows, with opportunities for core faculty involvement, lectures, and other educational activities

· Care for patients supported by an established ECMO program and dedicated ECMO team

· Comprehensive Stroke Center with extensive neurosurgery, neurointerventional, and neurology support

· 24/7 Difficult Airway Response Team

· System-wide Epic EHR

What Mercy Offers

· Highly competitive compensation

· Comprehensive benefits beginning on day one, including medical, dental, vision, and CME support

· Retirement plans with employer contribution and matching options

· Relocation assistance

· Professional liability coverage

· Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)-eligible employer

· H-1B sponsorship available for eligible candidates

Join an established critical care program offering a diverse clinical practice, strong multidisciplinary support, meaningful opportunities to teach and work with learners, and the ability to contribute to the continued growth of critical care across Mercy.

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.

About Mercy

Transforming the Health of Our Communities

Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 195 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who was determined to help women and children in Dublin experiencing poverty. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill that dream. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help.

A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, one of the first religious orders whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. In 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1856, they traveled to St. Louis. In the years to come, they would establish hospitals throughout the Midwest. Many of these would join together in 1986 as Mercy.

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