Emergency Medicine Physician Opportunity in Northern New York

St. Lawrence Health – Where the Adirondacks meet the St. Lawrence.

Join our team of dedicated providers and make a difference in the lives of others with us!

The Position

St. Lawrence Health is looking for full-time Emergency Medicine Physicians to join our team of dedicated providers!

• The ideal candidate will be BE within 5 years of completing residency or BC.

Potsdam ER:

• 12 shifts per month from 7a-7p and 7p-7a
• 24 hours of physician coverage and 36 hours of APP coverage
• Most shifts are day, but candidates must be willing to cover a few nights
• Approximately 80 visits per day
• Oversees 3 APPs
• Transfers from MH and GH
• ER runs trauma

Massena ER:

• 1 physician per shift working with 1 APP
• Shifts are 12 hours working 7a-7p or 7p-7a
• Most shifts are day, but candidate must be willing to cover nights
• Day volume – approx. 25 patients; night volume – approx. 15 patients

Gouverneur ER:

• 12 shifts per month working 8a-8p
• APPs cover the night shift with backup from telemedicine and hospitalists

Financial Package

• Compensation: *265.00 - $300.00/hour*
• Signing Bonus 
• Relocation
• Paid CME 
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Benefit Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical Health Benefits

* Pay Summary: The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full-time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

In addition to the base pay range, certain provider positions may be eligible for variable compensation in accordance with health system pay practices.  This may include: productivity and/or value-based clinical incentives, bonus compensation, or other forms of variable pay.

St. Lawrence Health (SLH) was established in December 2013 with the mission to improve health and to expand access through coordination and integration of services.

SLH became an affiliate of Rochester Regional Health (RRH) in January 2021. RRH is an internationally recognized integrated health services organization, and its industry distinctions include year-after-year Healthgrades awards, America’s 50 Best Hospitals™, multiple Magnet® Awards for nursing excellence, and the greatest number of Beacon Awards for Excellence of any hospital system in the nation.

Working together with our community partners, including local health departments and agencies, we are focused on disease prevention, promoting access to quality healthcare services, and improving the overall quality of life for our communities.

Core Hospitals

SLH is comprised of three hospitals and a number of outreach primary and specialty care practices throughout St. Lawrence County. Each practice is affiliated with one of our hospitals. 

• Canton-Potsdam Hospital (CPH) is a not-for-profit community healthcare facility certified for 94 beds. Its core programs include emergency medicine, acute care, hospitalist medicine, critical care, and a Level III Trauma Center that is fully equipped to provide rapid and thorough trauma care to adults involved in physically traumatic situations.
• Gouverneur Hospital (GH) is a not-for-profit critical access hospital certified for 25 beds. Services include emergency care, medical imaging and EKGs, laboratory, physical rehabilitation, and respiratory therapy. GH also houses our comprehensive substance abuse rehabilitation programs, including medicated assisted treatment, and behavioral therapies.
• Massena Hospital (MH) is a 25-bed acute care hospital providing inpatient, medical, surgical, and detoxification services in addition to emergency care. MH’s main campus also provides medical imaging and laboratory services, nutritional counseling, respiratory care, cardiac rehabilitation, and inpatient physical and speech therapies. Outreach health centers offer the community cardiology, infusion, nephrology, neurology, OB-GYN and women’s health, pediatrics, and primary care.