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Gastroenterologist| $675,000 guaranteed |Fibroscan | Da Vinci Xi | Family-friendly community | At the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains
Opportunity Criteria
Gastroenterologist
Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, New York
Package Highlights:
- Annual Salary $675,000; with additional WRVU 8,260 @ $53 per WRVU
- Signing bonus: $75,000
- Education Loan repayment: $20,000 each year
- Relocation reimbursement: $15,000
- A generous benefit package
Practice Highlights:
- Join a well-organized office
- Serving one hospital
- Call is 1:4 with additional pay
- Dedicated endoscopic outpatient unit with anesthesia support
- Established robotics surgery program since 2012, upgraded to Da Vinci Xi in 2019
- Newly acquired Fibroscan.
- Catchment population: 250,000
- Large network of providers offers a strong referral base
- Serving the military men and women from nearby Fort Drum, home to the 10th Mountain Army Division
- Operating Rooms were newly constructed in 2010
- Teaching opportunities are extended with accredited ACGME/AOA family medicine and internal medicine residency training programs
- A very appreciative patient population offers a professionally rewarding career
Qualifications:
- Holds Board Certification with the American Board of Gastroenterology or American Osteopathic Board of General Surgery or actively in process
- Values patient-centered care and has desire to work within a team model
About Samaritan Medical Center
- 290-hospital beds; medical staff of 190 physicians representing 45 specialties
- Largest community-based hospital in Northern New York
- Committed to meeting the healthcare needs of the residents living in Northern New York
- Newly constructed (2018) Walker Center for Cancer Care – a state of the art comprehensive cancer center, soon to affiliate with Roswell Park Care Network
- Newly added hospital wing for obstetrical and children’s inpatient care (2019)
- Construction for new service line: Women’s Wellness and Breast Care outpatient services (2019)
- Not-for profit, not affiliated with larger system, financially stable
- Committed to providing outstanding patient care and support
- SamaritanHealth.com
About Northern New York State
Watertown, NY offers safe and attractive neighborhoods, quiet rural areas, affordable housing, light traffic, first-rate school systems and a gorgeous landscape, all combined with easy accessibility to major metropolitan areas. We are a half hour from the Canadian border. Watertown International Airport (ART) is just a short 15-minute drive, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is an hour south. Home to the St. Lawrence Seaway, you will find one of nature’s true wonders: The Thousand Islands. Take a boat tour of the Thousand Islands with a visit to Boldt Castle, owned by George C. Boldt, proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Boating, swimming, scuba diving and fishing are popular pursuits throughout the Thousand Islands. Watertown has four YMCA fitness centers in the area with endless recreational activities for kids and adults - including indoor swimming! Our local ski area is a gathering spot during the winter for family and friends offering ski/snowboarding lessons for all ages. At the foot of the Adirondacks, the Tug Hill Region gets as much as 300 inches of snow annually and is the perfect place for skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers, snowshoers, and snow lovers of all ages. In addition, nearby Fort Drum, home of the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division, brings to the region a sense of diversity and patriotic pride!
For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Haley-Saiff
Director of Physician Recruitment and Medical Staff Credentialing
Samaritan Medical Center
830 Washington Street
Watertown, New York 13601
315-779-5184 – Office
315-408-4160 - Cell
Other web links:
www.co.jefferson.ny.us/chambers-of-commerce.com
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g47486-Clayton_New_York-Vacations.html
About Samaritan Medical Center
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.
About Watertown, New York
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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.
Contact Information
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For information regarding this opportunity, contact Jennifer Saiff Director of Physician Recruitment 315-779-5184 |
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Facility & Address
Samaritan Medical Center
- 830 Washington Street Watertown NY 13601
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Contact Information
Jennifer Saiff Director of Physician Recruiter and Medical Staff Credentialing
- Phone:315-779-5184
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