Medical Oncology - Directorship Opportunity!
Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, New York
Package Highlights:
- Annual salary: $510,000 year 1, plus a WRVU productivity model
- Annual salary: $550,000 years 2-4
- Signing bonus: $50,000
- Education Loan repayment: $20,000 each year
- Relocation reimbursement: $15,000
- A generous benefit package
Practice Highlights:
- Opportunity for Director of Medical Oncology position.
- The Walker Center for Cancer medical oncology program is affiliated with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo NY. Roswell Park will employ the physicians associated with the Cancer Center
- Join a group of three other board-certified medical oncologists
- Call: 1:3
- The Walker Center for Cancer Care is conveniently located on Samaritan hospital campus
- Catchment population: 250,000
- Large network of providers offering a strong referral base
- Serving the military men and women from nearby Fort Drum, home to the 10th Mountain Army Division
- Emergency oncologic admissions are provided by Hospitalist Service, with consult to oncology physicians
- 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
The Walker Center for Cancer Care
- Newly constructed and opened in 2018, The Walker Center for Cancer Care brings a full spectrum of oncology service lines under one roof
- Affiliation with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center provides clinical trial opportunities and clinical pathways and protocols from a nationally recognized leader in cancer care
- Well-equipped with advanced technology
- Diagnosis, treatment, support, survivorship, preventative, palliative and end-of-life care
- Nurse navigation services
Qualifications:
- Holds Board Certification with the American Board of Internal Medicine with subspecialty certification in Medical Oncology and Hematology, or actively in process
- Values patient-centered care and has desire to work within a team model
- Demonstrates top-notch interpersonal skills in addition to excellent clinical skills
- Enthusiastic and motivated to provide the best possible care and outcomes
About Samaritan Medical Center
- 290-hospital beds; medical staff of 190 physicians representing 42 specialties
- Largest community-based hospital in Northern New York
- Walker Center for Cancer Care - a state-of-the-art comprehensive cancer center, affiliated with Roswell Park Care Network.
- Newly added hospital wing for obstetrical and childrens inpatient care (2019)
- Expanded womens health services: Womens Wellness and Breast Care outpatient services (2019)
- Not-for profit organization, independent, 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 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, snowshoers, 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:
Sincerely,
Jennifer Haley-Saiff
Director of Physician Recruitment
Samaritan Medical Center
830 Washington Street
Watertown, New York 13601
315-779-5184 - Office
jsaiff@shsny.com