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About SSM Health DePaul Hospital:
SSM Health Medical Group First Responder and Community Health Physician (Full-Time, Outpatient)
Why this role stands out:
- No call + minimal after-hours work protect your evenings and weekends.
- No long-term panel ownership minimize inbox volume, refill management, and ongoing panel maintenance.
- Team-based model strong clinical and operational support so physicians can practice at the top of their license.
SSM Health Executive Health provides:
- Annual first responder physicals (serving >75% of fire departments and paramedics in the metro area)
- Immigration physicals (immigrants seeking their visa)
How the schedule flows:
- First responders: crews scheduled in 3–4 hour blocks, including comprehensive testing, fitness evaluations, and physician consultation
- Physicians alternate scheduled days between three offices during the week : SSM Health DePaul Hospital , SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Fenton , and Wentzville
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform annual first responder physicals, including review of testing, fitness evaluation results, and physician consultation
- Conduct immigration physicals for immigrants seeking visa requirements
Qualifications:
- Board eligible/board certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine (or aligned training/experience)
- Required: Obtain CDL and Civil Servant certifications expenses reimbursed by the practice
If you're looking for a practice where you can focus on meaningful visits, deliver exceptional preventive care, and avoid the traditional panel/inbox burdenthis is your opportunity.
Opened in 1828, SSM Health DePaul Hospital is a 540-bed, full-service Catholic hospital. SSM DePaul Hospital was the first hospital west of the Mississippi River and remains the oldest continuously existing business in St. Louis. Today, SSM DePaul Hospital serves patients from across the St. Louis metropolitan area, with a concentration in the surrounding communities of Bridgeton, Florissant, Hazelwood, St. Ann, Olivette, St. John, Maryland Heights, and Overland in Missouri. SSM Health DePaul Hospital offers comprehensive medical care, with all private rooms in a convenient, central location, and offers the most advanced technology and procedures, including spine, knee, hip, and weight loss surgery.
Bridgeton, Missouri is an established North St. Louis County community that offers residents a convenient home base with easy access to the amenities of the greater St. Louis metro area. Residents can enjoy local dining, shopping, parks, and recreation, along with nearby access to St. Louis attractions, cultural destinations, major sports venues, entertainment, and regional employment centers. With its neighborhood feel and strong connection to the broader metro area, Bridgeton offers a practical, well-located place to live while staying close to everything St. Louis has to offer.
SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law. To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit joinssmhealth.com.
For the clinicians at SSM Health, being here means being part of a heartful heritage of healing. It?s an opportunity to further a caring legacy while advancing medicine with an esteemed organization that encourages collaboration, empowers innovation, supports growth, and seeks to elevate care for everyone we serve.