Urologist at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

About the Position:

The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) is seeking a General Urologist to join its well-established practice. This role offers the opportunity to work in a welcoming, dynamic, and highly supportive environment with full integration within the Division of Urology at the University of Vermont. CVPH is part of a six-hospital network serving northern New York and Vermont and is a certified Level III trauma center. The hospital works closely with the UVM Medical Center, a Level I trauma center located just an hour away. CVPH is a 300-bed community hospital with nine operating rooms, including a DaVinci robot, and an Ambulatory Surgery Center. Plattsburgh is a scenic town in Upstate New York, bordering Lake Champlain, with proximity to the Adirondack Mountains and Montreal. J1 and H1B visa candidates are welcome to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• General Urologic patient care
• Providing call coverage to CVPH for inpatient and emergency department patients when on call

Position Details:

• Full-time at CVPH
• Outpatient clinic and OR
• Access to DaVinci robot, if robotics is part of your clinical practice
• Collaborate with three other team-oriented urologists and a nurse practitioner. The practice is currently recruiting additional APP support.
• Call responsibility: 1:4 or negotiable 

Requirements:

• Board eligible/certified
• Eligible for medical licensure in the State of New York

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Relocation assistance
• Loan repayment assistance
• CME money (if applicable)
• Vacation details (if applicable)
• Signing bonus (if applicable)
• Collegial and supportive relationship with UVMMC urology team, with the ability to attend conferences and present patients at GU tumor board

Community Highlights:

• Family-oriented community on Lake Champlain
• Proximity to the Adirondack Mountains, the Olympic-Lake Placid region, Burlington, VT, and Montreal
• Numerous outdoor activities, including mountains and water-based recreation

The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) is part of a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in northern New York and Vermont. We’re not just caregivers and staff – we’re your friends and neighbors, offering expertise and compassionate care when and where you need them. We’re dedicated to providing you with the best medical care possible in an environment that supports your health and healing. That’s what we call the heart and science of medicine.

CVPH is a 300-bed community hospital located in the northeastern region of New York State serving a catchment area of approximately 170,000. The facility includes a 14-bed state-of-the-art critical care unit and 9 state-of-the-arts OR’s. The typical daily census is approximately 250 (approximately 130 acute/private beds). We have an average of 25 admissions and 775 outpatients per day. We have over 230 physicians on the Medical Staff representing many sub-specialties. On average CVPH has 9,400 admissions, 825 births, 46,000 emergency room (Level 3 Trauma Center) visits and 19,000 surgical procedures.  CVPH is JCAHO accredited and recognized by Healthgrades as a Top 100 Hospital for Cardiac Care.

Our state of the art critical care unit has 14-beds, the Progressive Care Unit has 12 beds and our three cath labs have digital equipment. We have 9 state-of-the-arts OR’s, a 27-room Emergency Department and newly constructed interventional radiology suites. Our Ambulatory Surgery Center has 4 OR’s and 4 endoscopy suites. The EMR network wide in both the clinic and inpatient settings is EPIC.  

Now more than ever, CVPH is committed to creating a learning environment to provide a comprehensive and well-rounded medical training experience. Our affiliation with the University of Vermont Medical Center, a level I trauma center located 1 hour away, has helped us to establish a community-based Family Medicine Residency. In addition, we have Emergency Medicine residents and medical students from UVM doing clinical rotations at CVPH. We are much bigger than what you might expect in a rural area.  For further information, please visit our website at www.UVMHealth.org/CVPH.