WRVU | Gastroenterology Thousand Islands NY

Gastroenterologist

Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, New York

Package Highlights:

• Annual Salary $725,000; 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 childrens inpatient care (2019)
• Construction for new service line:
  Womens 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

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 natures 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, snows hoers, and snow lovers of all ages. In addition, nearby Fort Drum, home of the US Armys 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

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Other web links:

www.fdrhpo.org

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