Palliative Medicine Physician | Established Program + Teaching Opportunities | St. Louis

Mercy; Creve Coeur (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Liability coverage

CME opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Mercy Hospital St. Louis is seeking a Palliative Medicine Physician to join a well-established, Joint Commission Certified program with a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes symptom management, care coordination, and goals of care within a supportive environment. The position offers inpatient and outpatient palliative care consultations, strong integration with Mercy specialists, and a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient palliative medicine consultations and care.
• Collaborate with Mercy specialists and the interdisciplinary care team.

Skills

Palliative care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Find your calling at Mercy!

Mercy Clinic is seeking a Palliative Medicine Physician to join our well-established, Joint Commission Certified program at Mercy Hospital St. Louis.

Our robust, interdisciplinary palliative care program has been serving patients in St. Louis for more than 15 years and provides comprehensive support for patients and families navigating serious illness. The team focuses not only on symptom and pain management, but also on care coordination, goals of care, emotional support, and patients' social and spiritual needs.

Why Join Mercy?

• Join an established, collaborative team of three physicians, five advanced practice providers and a dedicated social worker
• Provide inpatient and outpatient palliative medicine consultation and care
• Strong integration with Mercy specialists and a well-established referral base
• Work within a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary care model supporting patients with complex and serious illness
• Flexible scheduling and excellent work-life balance
• Teaching opportunities with Mercy's Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellows, as well as Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residents
• Opportunities to engage with learners across multiple disciplines, including fellows, residents, nursing students and nurse practitioner students
• System-wide Epic EMR
• Integrated health system employment with a competitive income guarantee
• Comprehensive benefits and CME
• Relocation assistance and professional liability coverage

The Mercy Hospital St. Louis palliative care program is well integrated across the health system and supported by an experienced interdisciplinary team. The program has been Joint Commission Certified since 2013 and serves as the backbone of Mercy's Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship.

Physicians have the opportunity to care for a diverse patient population while collaborating closely with advanced practice providers, social workers, chaplains, specialists, residents and fellows. The practice's approach emphasizes symptom management, communication, care coordination, advance care planning and helping patients and families maintain the best possible quality of life throughout serious illness.

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.

For more information, please contact Megan Zielinski, MHA, CPRP-DEI. Telephone: [phone] | Email: [e-mail]