Opportunity Details - Cardiologists: Saratoga Hospital Practice, in Family-Friendly Saratoga Springs or Rural Opportunity, Gloversville, NY
Cardiologists: Saratoga Hospital Practice, in Family-Friendly Saratoga Springs or Rural Opportunity, Gloversville, NY
Opportunity Criteria
SpecialtyCardiology : Non-invasive Cardiology
Candidate TypeMD, DO
Visa AcceptedNo J1 or H1
Salary RangeNot Specified
Loan RepaymentNot Specified
Employment TypeFull Time
Bonuses OfferedSign-on, Relocation, Productivity
Not-for-profit501(c)(3)
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group - Cardiology, Our Practice:
We are recruiting for our hospital-employed group in Saratoga Springs and also for a rural practice and hospital where our group provides cardiac care.
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group - Cardiology, seeks BC/BE Non-Invasive Cardiologists to join a hospital-employed consultative practice with award-winning Saratoga Hospital.
Our physicians and their families enjoy exceptional quality-of-life in our family-friendly community of Saratoga Springs and surrounding towns in which they live. Saratoga Springs is a jewel of the Capital - Saratoga Region, which includes Albany, Schenectady and Troy. Our walkable downtown, access to music and cultural events, good schools and child care, proximity to open space within our community and surrounding towns and villages with the Adirondacks – just north, make this a highly desirable place for those seeking lifestyle!
This is an exceptional opportunity to join our collegial group of six, including four non-invasive cardiologists, two full time interventional cardiologists, with a team of five advanced practitioners and excellent support staff. Our cardiologists rotate through our two office locations, our local office, across the street from Saratoga Hospital and satellite, 9 miles south on our 140-acre Malta campus, where echocardiography and stress testing are offered. We have a part time cardiologist who performs cardiac catheterization for inpatients. An Electrophysiologist splits time between Saratoga and Albany Med. Saratoga Hospital is a 24/7 STEMI/PCI center.
We offer a highly competitive compensation package with excellent earning potential.
We are also recruiting for a full time Cardiologist for a rural opportunity, or a physician who would work half time in Gloversville and half time in Saratoga. This position is located in Gloversville, New York, where physicians see patients in clinic, round and perform consults at Nathan Littauer Hospital, a modern 74-bed community hospital, approximately 34 miles west of Saratoga, approximately a 40 minute drive. Saratoga Hospital is assisting Nathan Littauer providing physician support to build and grow a comprehensive Non-Invasive Cardiology program. Currently, we have two physicians sharing this position, with two Advanced Practice Providers, one in-office and one hospital-based. Physicians cover the hospital, clinic, testing, echos, stress tests, etc. Physicians see patients in clinic and create time to round at the hospital. This is currently a Monday - Friday position with call by phone at night, and weekend rounding (approximately four hours) shared with one to two providers and other local per diem physicians. We are exploring the possibility of being able to sponsor J-1 waiver or H1B at this location. (Physicians needing sponsorship need to be full time at this location.)
See what one of our newest cardiologists has to say about why she chose Saratoga Hospital. https://dailygazette.com/2020/03/01/cardiologist-mookherjee-passionate-about-work-with-saratoga-hospital-medical-group/
Our Cardiovascular Service Line includes:
IAC Accredited Echocardiography Lab (ICAEL)
IAC Accredited Vascular Lab (ICAVL)
Stress testing facilities in our Diagnostic Suite
Cardiovascular & Interventional Suite (CVIS) with two Catheterization Labs
EKG Department
Saratoga Hospital has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks for the past four years in a row.
We seek cardiologists who provide quality, patient-centered care, with demonstrated leadership skills, including team-building and respect for collaboration in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, a multispecialty group of 300+ providers including physicians, advanced practice providers and nurse midwives, contributes significantly to the hospital's continued growth and reputation for excellence. Collegiality plays an integral part in that, too. Doctors enjoy a shared governance approach to leadership and tremendous support of hospital administration.
The compensation and benefit package is comprehensive and includes eligibility for productivity bonus.
Health and Prescription Plan; Courtesy Discounts
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 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.
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 communities and excellent schools — both public and private.
• Saratoga Springs and surrounding towns and villages are experiencing growth and revitalization evidenced by new homes, upscale apartments, shops, eateries, and businesses.
• TravelMag named Saratoga Springs, NY, one of the Most Charming Small Cities in the USA, 2021.
• 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 hosting a multitude of pop, rock, jazz, country, classical performances and cultural events; 2,379-acre Saratoga Spa State Park, and Saratoga National Historic Park, where the Battles of Saratoga in 1777 changed the face of history!
• Outdoor enthusiasts will love the natural beauty of the Adirondacks, nearby Berkshires and Green
Mountains, Saratoga Lake, Lake George, other waterways, and more!
Learn more about us: http://www.saratogahospital.org; http://iloveny.com/; http://www.discoversaratoga.org; https://capital-saratoga.com/; https://www.iloveny.com/places-to-go/adirondacks/.
Send CV: Denise Romand, CPRP, Medical Staff Recruiter/Liaison, Saratoga Hospital e: dromand@saratogahospital.org p: 518.583.8465
Saratoga Hospital: Growing To Meet Community Need
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:
• Newsweek named Saratoga Hospital as a "World's Best Hospital" two years in a row.
• 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 proud 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.
If interested, our physicians have the opportunity to have medical students rotate through their practice. Surgical Residents and Emergency Medicine Residents rotate from Albany Med with Saratoga Hospital Medical Group - General and Minimally Invasive Surgery and Saratoga Hospital Medical Group - Emergency Medicine in the Emergency Department. Saratoga Hospital's first Family Medicine Residency class will begin Summer 2023. Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioner and CRNAs from regional programs also rotate through some of our practices.
The 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.
Hospital ancillary services include:
Diagnostic Imaging Services: CT, MRI, ultrasound, x-ray, IR
Full service Laboratory
The Diagnostic Center (cardiology, vascular and neurological testing)
Medical Nutrition Therapy
The Regional Therapy Center Annex (PT, OT and speech therapies)
The acute care division includes:
D-1 ( 43-bed telemetry and hemodialysis)
A-1 (overflow unit with six private rooms)
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)
Newly renovated 16-bed inpatient mental health unit
Newly renovated 12-bed Women's Health and Birthing Center
Wilton Medical Arts, located three miles from the hospital, offers medical imaging: (3 tesla wide bore MRI; CT, PET/CT; complete breast health center with breast MRI and on-site biopsies; DEXA, ultrasound, and x-ray); Laboratory, Urgent Care, and the Saratoga Hospital Center for Breast Care.
The hospital also offers primary care at nine locations around the region: Saratoga Springs, Scotia Glenville, Schuylerville, Galway, Malta, Mechanicville and Milton. The Saratoga Community Health Center offers primary care, mental health 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, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, and Interventional Pain Management. We also offer medical nutrition therapy in this space.
The Regional Therapy Center offers services in a variety of settings at five locations. Our Wilton site offers PT, OT, athletic training, performing artist rehab; a lymphedema clinic and incontinence therapy. Washington Street is located just blocks from the hospital nearby building where PT, OT, Speech therapies are offered along with specialty services including: aquatic PT, hand therapy, and vestibular rehabilitation, are offered. 6 Care Lane offers PT, OT, cardio-pulmonary rehab. Our new Malta location is described below. Milton offers PT and vestibular 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.
To receive additional information regarding
this outstanding opportunity, contact me:
Denise Romand
Medical Staff Recruiter/Practice Liaison
dromand@saratogahospital.org
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