Full-Time Hospitalist opportunity in Alexandria Bay, NY

NES Health seeks a Full-Time Hospitalist Medicine Physician to join our practice at River Hospital located in Alexandria Bay, New York. 

About the Hospital 

• 24 Bed Critical Access Hospital 
• 7 Post Acute Care Beds 
• Meditech Expanse EMR 

Coverage includes:

• Radiology
• Hospitalist

About the Program and Hours 

• HM Physician rounds on acute, post-acute, and nursing home beds. 
• Average HM pt encounters per day: 7 
• EM APP covers the floor at night and will write bridge admitting orders. 
• HM Physician is on-call at night and must be able to come to the hospital within 20 minutes.  Can get called in for floor patient issues. 
• HM Physician provides oversight to the EM APP. 
• HM Physician helps, as needed, the EM APP during ED volume surges and/or procedures. 
• HM Physician must come back to the hospital at night for any CTs with contrast 
• Hospital has on-site call room. 

Qualifications 

• Active New York license in the state or ability to attain unrestricted state license 
• Candidate Must be BE/BC in IM or HM 
• Active ACLS, ATLS, BLS and PALS  
• Advanced procedure and airway management skills and comfort 
• Must be comfortable with PED pts. 
• While on-call, must be able to return to hospital within 20 minutes 

About the Community  

Amidst the gentle waters of the St. Lawrence Seaway there is a place like no other: Alexandria Bay, New York. The waters guide you to a place of year-round beauty—a sportsman’s and boater’s paradise. Of the 1,864 islands that dot the St. Lawrence River and comprise the spectacular 1000 Island Region, many of the most amazing islands can be found in, and surrounding, Alexandria Bay. 

NES Health, Transforming Patient Care, Together. 

Physician owned and managed for almost 50 years, NES Health works relentlessly to attract and retain outstanding clinical talent, nurturing our providers with support and resources that foster professional success.