Psychiatry: Combined Clinical/Leadership Role in Award-Winning Saratoga Springs, NY

Psychiatry Leadership Role in Award-Winning Saratoga Springs, NY

Medical Director, Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Behavioral Health

Saratoga Hospital seeks an energetic, enthusiastic, board-certified psychiatrist for a full-time position, in a combined clinical and leadership role as Medical Director of our expanding Behavioral Health Service in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Details:

• Provide leadership for the hospital’s 16-bed adult inpatient unit and consultation-liaison program.
• Approximately 75% clinical and 25% administrative
  • The clinical portion will be split between consultation liaison service and providing support for our full-time inpatient Psychiatrist with an APP.
• Our Consultation Liaison Coordinator, an LCSW, sees patients on service with physician input and consultations as needed.
• Participation in a reasonable inpatient psychiatry call schedule is expected.
• Exceptional opportunity for a physician to work in our established community psychiatry program
• Continue to grow the current behavioral health service line in support of primary care physicians and expand the collaborative care model
• Our growing medical staff is known for collegial relationships, including those with the hospital-employed psychiatrists at Saratoga Hospital’s Community Health Center and Saratoga County Mental Health Center.
• An exceptionally dedicated multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals provides care on the inpatient mental health unit, including one full time psychiatrist, per diem psychiatrists, registered nurses, social workers, therapy assistants, and clinical director and Executive Director of Behavioral Health, who has been more recently focused on expanding our outpatient programs.

Compensation and benefits:

• Base salary starts at $330 - $350k, commensurate with experience
• We offer a loan forgiveness package
• Sign-on bonus and moving expenses
• Health and Prescription Plan
• Dental and Vision Insurances
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contributions and 457(b) Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
• (For full time: Employer-Paid Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment; LTD)
• Flexible Spending Account(s) including Medical Reimbursement and Dependent Care Account
• Paid Time Off, Paid CME, CME stipend, professional dues; professional liability coverage
• $200 annual YMCA discount, a number of supplemental insurances, services, discount programs and more!

Saratoga Hospital is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity for those participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Requirements:

• The candidate will have working knowledge of regulations and ability to foster and continue successful relationships on behalf of the hospital with the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and The Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), known as OMRDD prior to 2010
• Experience with reimbursement from third-party payors is essential
• EPIC EMR experience is helpful. Training is available. 

The Medical Director is a liaison and leader of our employed Psychiatrists in our Behavioral Health division, including our outpatient settings:

• Saratoga Community Health Center, One psychiatrist, one APP; one addiction medicine physician (Family Medicine trained). Integrated with Primary Care and Dental
• Wilton Primary Care – One psychiatrist Integrated with Primary Care
• Saratoga County Mental Health – three adult Psychiatrists, a half time child-adolescent Psychiatrist and per diem/PT child adolescent psychiatrist; three part time and one FT APP
• Milton Primary Care - One APP

Saratoga Springs is a great place to live and work, where you will feel a sense of community.

• Located a half hour from Albany, New York State’s Capital City, and Albany International Airport;
• Three hours from New York City, Montreal and Boston — right on the edge of New England, 
• Saratoga County offers family-oriented neighborhoods, communities and excellent schools — both public and private.
• Saratoga and towns throughout the region draw many to a variety of specialty shops, spas, and eateries, many with locally sourced food and regionally produced craft beverages. 
• Music, art, cultural festivals and farmer’s markets add to the vibrant community feel and social scene.
• Known for world-class entertainment, and abundant year-round recreational and athletic opportunities,
• Famous venues include: Saratoga Race Course featuring world-class thoroughbred racing, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, and Saratoga National Historic Park.
• Outdoor enthusiasts will love the natural beauty of the Adirondacks, nearby Berkshires and Green Mountains, Saratoga Lake, Lake George, other waterways, and more!

Send CV or call: Denise Romand, CPRP, Medical Staff Recruiter/Practice Liaison; P: (518) 583-8465 dromand@saratogahospital.org

Saratoga Hospital

Saratoga Hospital is a 171-bed independent, locally governed community hospital and a leading healthcare provider in the region. The hospital earned a reputation for high-quality, personalized, compassionate patient care.

Notable awards and designations include

• Four Grade A's in a row in patient safety - Leapfrog Group
• Magnet® designation for nursing excellence since 2004
• 4-Star Quality Rating under the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Compare Initiative
• Age-Friendly Health System
• Mission: Lifeline® – STEMI Receiving Center – Gold Plus
  
• Get with the Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Target: Stroke Honor Roll
• Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence recognition from the American College of Radiology
  

The Albany Med Health System

Saratoga Hospital is a member of the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England. Physicians at Saratoga Hospital and within Saratoga Hospital Medical Group have access to shared best practices, continuing medical education (CME) programming, and teaching opportunities. The partnership guarantees additional access to services not typically offered by community hospitals, as well as a seamless connection to the Capital Region’s only academic medical center and the highly specialized care it provides.

Saratoga Hospital is experiencing overall growth to meet the needs of the community. Since 2000, major construction projects include:

• Whitney-Hendrickson CardioVascular Interventional Suite offers cardiac catheterizations and interventions with a 24/hour STEMI receiving program, peripheral vascular angiography and  interventions. The suite is utilized by Cardiology, Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery. (2000, Recently renovated with second interventional suite added with pre and post-op rooms.)
• Saratoga Surgery Center: Saratoga Surgery Center offers six ORs, one procedure room, and two treatment rooms. (Constructed in 2004) 
• Alfred Z. Solomon Emergency Center: In 2009, the Emergency Department was constructed, with 36, state-of-the-art private rooms. The Department remains in like-new condition. 
• Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center: Constructed in 2005, was recently renovated with a new addition. The $6 million project included a second linear accelerator.
• Marylou Whitney and Desmond DelGiacco, MD, Intensive Care Unit: 19-bed, state-of-the art Intensive Care Unit opened in 2016.
• The Surgical Pavilion at Saratoga Hospital: twelve operating rooms, supporting minimally invasive surgery, endoscopy suite renovations, pre-op suite, PACU, registration and waiting areas, was complete in 2016. 

The acute care division includes:

• D-1 ( 43-bed telemetry and hemodialysis)
• A-1 (overflow unit with six private rooms)
• C-2 Newly renovated 12-bed Women's Health and Birthing Center
• C-2 (20-bed Medical Surgical unit - private rooms)
• A-3 (40-bed Medical Surgical unit, adults and low acuity pediatrics)
• C-3 (20-bed Medical Surgical unit with three private rooms)
• D-3 (20-bed orthopedic & bariatric surgery unit - private rooms)
• Recently renovated 16-bed inpatient mental health unit
• Infusion Center

Wilton Medical Arts, located three miles from the hospital, offers urgent care, laboratory, medical imaging:

• Saratoga Hospital Center for Breast Care with breast MRI and on-site biopsies
• 3 tesla wide bore MRI
• CT, PET/CT with cardiac capabilities
• DEXA
• Ultrasound
• x-ray

The hospital also offers primary care at nine locations around the region.

The Saratoga Community Health Center offers primary care, mental health, addiction and dental services in the heart of Saratoga, serving the underserved.

Saratoga Surgery Center is located on the Wilton campus with physician practices conveniently located on the second floor, including:

• Allergy and Immunology
• Interventional Pain Management
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Ophthalmology
• Otolaryngology

The Regional Therapy Center offers services in a variety of settings at five locations, offering:

•  PT, OT, Speech therapies and Specialty Services
• Aquatic PT
• Hand therapy
• Incontinence Therapy
• Vestibular rehabilitation
• Cardio-pulmonary rehab. 

In collaboration with Albany Medical Center, Malta Med Emergent Care, located on Saratoga Hospital's 140 acre southern medical campus, offers 24-hour emergent care staffed by board certified emergency physicians, with advanced imaging (MRI, CT, US and x-ray) and laboratory services on the first floor and on the second floor medical offices, specialty services, an additional imaging suite offering mammography and DEXA, and infusion center.

Saratoga Hospital and The Saratoga Regional YMCA opened a 55,000 square foot facility on the Malta campus in 2018,  a shared facility that is the home for hospital-affiliated medical and specialty offices and the Y’s Malta Branch. This Y is the first of its kind in the area and will incorporate traditional Y health and wellness activities and programs, as well as a unique level of design, which creates an integrated facility that collectively serves the needs of individuals in the community. Our medical offices at this space include: primary care, sports medicine, specialty physician suite in addition to the Regional Therapy Center offering PT, OT, Speech, including specialty programs of Vestibular Rehab, Pelvic Floor and Aquatic Therapy program.

A third building opened in 2021, The Bone and Joint Surgery Center at Exit 12, a joint venture with Albany Medical Center, Saratoga Hospital and Capital Region Orthopedic Associates.

The medical park is located close to Luther Forest Technology Campus where the GlobalFoundries ^TM is located. The $ 4.2 billion chip factory manufactures computer chips from silicon wafers which has brought hundreds of families to the region.

Employment at Saratoga Hospital

Saratoga Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability or protected veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal law or Executive Orders.

Located a half hour from Albany, less than three hours from NYC, Montreal and Boston, Saratoga Springs is a family-centered community offering lovely neighborhoods, and a lively downtown with fine restaurants and specialty shops.

This small city is known for world-class entertainment including thoroughbred horse racing, polo, and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), which is the summer home of the New York City Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The center hosts internationally known jazz, pop, rock and country musicians and is located in the Saratoga Spa State Park. The park's attractions include The Spa Little Theater, the Saratoga Auto Museum, National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame, Lincoln Mineral Baths and Spa, and the Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa, Victoria and Peerless pools. The park offers a number of options for outdoor fun. Consider cycling, golf, tennis, running, walking, fishing, swimming, snowshoeing, ice skating and x-country skiing. A local recreation and athletics commission provides children with an array of activities. Private clubs are also available for youth and adults, with two notable offerings, the Saratoga Rowing Association and the Saratoga Winter Club, a speedskating club that has turned out a number of Olympic athletes. The city is noted throughout the travel industry as a top tourist destination. A few local favorite places to visit include the Saratoga Farmer's Market, Spa City Farmer's Market, Congress Park with its historic wooden Carousel, Beekman Street Arts District and the Tang Museum of Skidmore College. Saratoga was voted the inaugural recipient of the Great American Place award by American Heritage Magazine and selected as one of Sports Illustrated’s Top 10 Sports Venues in the World. Saratoga Springs is the home of native-bred Funny Cide, winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.

The Adirondacks, Green Mountains of Vermont, The Berkshires of Massachusetts and regional parks beckon outdoor enthusiasts for year-round recreation, including skiing, hiking, climbing, camping and more. Water sports draw many to nearby lakes and rivers. Golf lovers will find many offerings from public to private courses in and around Saratoga Springs.

Educational opportunities abound in the Capital - Saratoga and North Country Regions with excellent public school systems. Local colleges and universities include: Skidmore College, Empire State College, both located in Saratoga Springs, and nearby Albany Medical College, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany Law School, Adirondack Community College, Excelsior College, Hudson Valley Community College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Schenectady County Community College, Siena College, St. Rose College, The Sage Colleges, Union College and University at Albany.