Trauma Surgeon – Established 12-Physician Team at a Level I Trauma Center

Mercy Clinic East Communities; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy St. Louis is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Trauma Surgeon to join our Acute Care Surgery team in St. Louis, Missouri.

Join a collaborative group of 12 trauma surgeons, 18 advanced practice providers, and dedicated staff at a Level I trauma center with high patient volume. This role offers high operative exposure, critical care management, subspecialty support, and a sustainable work‑life balance, with opportunities for research and education.

Job description

Find your calling at Mercy! Mercy Clinic Trauma & General Surgery is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Trauma Surgeon to join our high-performing Acute Care Surgery team in St. Louis, Missouri.

Join a collaborative group of 12 trauma surgeons, 18 advanced practice providers, and dedicated support staff committed to delivering exceptional patient care at one of the region's busiest trauma centers.

This opportunity offers the ideal combination of high-acuity trauma, operative experience, critical care management, strong subspecialty support, and a sustainable work-life balance.

Why Mercy St. Louis?

• ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center with over 2K trauma activations & 95K+ annual ED visits
• Broad practice including trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care
• Significant elective general surgery opportunities, including robotic surgery
• Optional involvement in burn surgery and ICU/Surgical Critical Care based on individual interests
• 30 operating rooms with dedicated trauma and acute care surgery access
• 24/7 Interventional Radiology and comprehensive subspecialty support
• 100+ ICU and intermediate care beds across trauma, surgical, medical, neurocritical care, and cardiac services
• Strong collaboration with neurosurgery, orthopedics, vascular, cardiothoracic, transplant, and other subspecialties
• Shared call and night-float model designed to support work-life balance
• Opportunities for resident and medical student education, clinical research, quality improvement, and leadership development

What Makes This Opportunity Unique?

At Mercy St. Louis, trauma surgeons enjoy a busy, clinically rewarding practice with the resources of a large tertiary referral center and the collegial culture of a physician-led organization.

Our team values collaboration, innovation, and physician wellness while providing cutting-edge trauma and critical care services to a growing patient population.

If you are seeking a practice that offers high operative volume, complex trauma care, robust critical care exposure, excellent support services, and a sustainable schedule, we invite you to explore Mercy St. Louis.

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.

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.