Anesthesiologist | Make a difference, heal lives with us!

Package Highlights:

• $575,000-$615,000 guaranteed salary
• Extra pay for call beyond 1:7
• Private practice with Jefferson Anesthesiologists Service (JAS)
• Employed with partnership track after two (2) years
• 30 days of paid vacation per year
• 5 days of CME per year and $3,000 for CME expenses
• Doctors Across New York Physician Loan Repayment Program eligible
• JAS holds exclusive contract for services at Samaritan Medical Center
• Seven (7) physicians, Eleven (11) CRNAs

Practice Highlights:

• Call: 1:7, with supervision of CRNAs 
• Serving one hospital
• Average annual Surgeries: 6,650, Obstetrical epidurals: 900. Cesarean sections: 450
• No neurosurgery, No cardiac surgery
• No requirement to participate in Pain Management Clinic
• Eight (8) Operating Rooms were newly constructed in 2010 as part of a larger building project
• Two (2) dedicated Cesarean Section ORs nearby in L & D
• Established robotic surgery program since 2012, upgraded to da Vinci Xi in 2019
• Teaching opportunities are extended with accredited ACGME/AOA family medicine and internal medicine residency training programs
• Serving the military men and women from nearby Fort Drum, home to the 10^th Mountain Army Division
• Service catchment population: 250,000
• A very appreciative patient population offers a professionally rewarding career

Qualifications:

• Holds Board Certification with the American Board of Anesthesiology, or actively in process
• Values patient-centered care and has desire to work within a team model
• Demonstrates top-notch interpersonal skills in addition to excellent clinical skills
• Enthusiastic and motivated to provide the best possible care and outcomes

Watertown, itself, is a small city with big city amenities.  Outside city limits, the area opens to large tracts of land offering rural or semi-rural living options.  One can embrace open space, fresh air, pure water, organic living and “Mother Nature at her Best”.  Watertown offers close proximity to Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River – 1000 Islands regions, Adirondack Mountains and showcases an abundance of options for recreational activities.  There is ease of access to urban areas and a 40-minute drive takes one to the Canadian border crossing.  A nearby airport provides American Airline connections via small jet services, as well as opportunity for recreational aviation. The four seasons provide a wide range of diversity for one’s wardrobe as well as a wide range of activities for the outdoor enthusiast.  This is a safe location, with an outstanding educational system, offering affordable housing and concludes that this is a great place for family living. For more area information checkout www.co.jefferson.ny.us/chambers-of-commerce. 

Samaritan Medical Center www.samaritanhealth.com in Watertown, New York, is a 290-bed not-for-profit community medical center that offers the most specialized and comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services in our region. Our compassionate team of highly qualified healthcare professionals proudly provides services to a population of 250,000.  

Every day, 190 physicians in 42 different specialties along with more than 2,000 support staff at Samaritan Medical Center offer a full spectrum of diagnostic and treatment services for people of all ages. Together, we’re proud to make our patients this promise: to be here whenever and wherever you need us, and to do so with the exceptional care and compassion that you and your family deserve.

Samaritan also serves the soldiers and families of our Fort Drum community.  For over 30 years, the unique relationship between the tri-county area and our military community at Fort Drum has grown strong.  Serving as a model of military-community collaboration, it's shown the true power of respect, friendship and collaboration.  In 2018, a nomination was submitted for the North Country Region to be designated as a Great American Defense Community.

In the fall of 2018 Samaritan opened a newly built cancer center called the "Walker Center for Cancer Care."  The new center provides patients with great care and compassion, along with cutting-edge treatment options. Most recent is the completion of our new Center for Women's Wellness and Breast Care offering comprehensive services in one location from seeing moms-to-be for specialized pregnancy care, to supporting all women with gynecologic and breast services.