Emergency Room (ER) Physician

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JOB SUMMARY

The ER Physician provides direct clinical treatment services to patients on an outpatient basis, ensuring that patients receive the treatment necessary to treat their emergency medical complaint. The physician works constructively and collaboratively with other health professionals and focuses on attaining high standards of healthcare in Emergency Medicine.

Duties may include patient care, instructing, monitoring, and advising other health care professionals, as appropriate.

JOB DETAILS AND REQUIREMENTS

Saint Francis Healthcare System is seeking an Emergency Medicine-trained physician to join our Emergency Department and Southeast Missouri’s only Level III Trauma Center.

Our emergency and trauma center is a state-of-the-art facility with 32 patient rooms and serves nearly 42,000 patients annually. The facility houses:

• 26 private treatment rooms with direct access to bathrooms
• 3 trauma rooms
• 2 triage rooms
• 1 special procedures room
• Specially designated children’s exam areas and equipment specifically tailored to treat children of all ages
• Senior-friendly accommodations such as thicker mattresses, higher chairs, large-print forms, guardrails and nonskid flooring to enhance comfort and encourage a speedy return to the highest quality of life

Join the Saint Francis family where we are better together and where people come first! 

Benefits:

• Shift rate plus Performance Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment Available!
• Signing Bonus or a Monthly Stipend option for Residents 
• Relocation Allowance
• Paid Malpractice

Education:

Certification and Licensures:  Board Certification or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine

Certification & Licensures:

-Medical license in the State Basic Life Support (BLS), PALS, ACLS, and ATLS. 

-Must also maintain a Controlled Substance license for the State of Missouri and Federal DEA. 

-Must have successfully completed, an accredited residency program. 

-Must maintain active medical privileges and medical memberships. 

-Must be Board Certified within 2 years of hire date.

Experience:

-Competent in delivery of healthcare services for ages 0 to 120 years. 

-Age specific competency is measured by a variety of methods, which may include, but not be limited to, self-learning packets, review of age specific guidelines, direct observation, video, simulation, unit-based class, policies and procedures, or chart review.

Cape Girardeau and Surrounding Metropolitan Area:

When it comes to selecting a location to live and work, the medically sophisticated environment of Saint Francis Healthcare System is only part of the equation. Our region features the family values you would expect with its Midwestern roots and a community enhanced with sophistication by cultural benefits typically found in larger cities.

Situated between St. Louis and Memphis along the mighty Mississippi River, Cape Girardeau is family-friendly and offers a wide-range of activities, including an expansive park system, as well as State and National Parks. Cape Girardeau Regional Airport offers direct flights to St. Louis, Chicago, and Nashville, providing easy, stress-free travel at an affordable rate!

Students come from all over the United States and from more than 40 countries around the world to attend Southeast Missouri State University with its Division 1 NCAA Athletics and flourishing performing arts center. Cape Girardeau is also home to one of the top-ranked golf clubs in all of Missouri - Dalhousie Golf Club is a private residential course designed by Jack Nicklaus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Why Work at Saint Francis?

Saint Francis Healthcare System began in 1875 when three courageous Franciscan Sisters answered a call to care for those in need. What started as a 12‑bed hospital has grown into the region’s leading healthcare system—recognized nationally for exceptional quality, safety, and patient experience.

Today, Saint Francis serves more than <