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Practice Neurology - Outpatient Setting or Neurohospitalist Role: Award Winning Hospital & Community

Employer
Saratoga Hospital
Location
Award-Winning Saratoga Springs, New York, Half hour from Albany, 3 hours to NYC, Boston, Montreal.
Salary
Competitive, comprehensive compensation and benefit package. Loan forgiveness is available.
Closing date
Jul 19, 2022

Job Details

Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Neurology  seeks BE/BC Neurologists, one to join our growing, busy outpatient Neurology practice and one to work as a Neurohospitalist. Loan forgiveness is available.

Join our consultative practice in award-winning Saratoga Springs, a 100 % outpatient practice, as part of Saratoga Hospital's medical group. This is a collegial group with two experienced neurologists, one fellowship trained in Epilepsy and one trained in Movement Disorders. An experienced Advanced Practice Provider rounds out our team. Physicians with interest in General Neurology would be a great fit. The opportunity exists to develop special interests.   

Neurohospitalist: Join a full time Advanced Practice Provider who provides in-hospital care currently, supported by Teleneurology coverage. This is a consultative service only. All in-patients are admitted to the hospitalist service. Work closely with this collegial team and specialists as well as your Neurology colleagues. 

Currently, the hospital utilizes a Teleneurology service that has managed nearly 2000 patient encounters including stat/stroke, new patients and follow-ups in 2021. The ideal Neurohospitalist position would cover Monday – Friday, with evening/night and weekend coverage provided by the Teleneurology service.

Our Neurology service line is supported by exceptional ancillary services:  EEG, Echocardiography, 1.5 T MRI, 64-slice CT, Viz.ai software and more. Rehabilitation services include an array of inpatient and outpatient services, including PT, OT, speech therapy, videofluoroscopy of swallowing function, vestibular rehabilitation, and other specialty programs. Advanced imaging (including 3T MRI), lab, are offered at our ambulatory Wilton Medical Arts or Malta Medical Park location with infusion medicine and our largest outpatient Regional Therapy Center located there. Currently, EMG/NCV is offered by a community physician practice. However, this could be a practice offering, if desired. 

Outpatient and Neurological subspecialists are available through our affiliate, Albany Med, an academic medical center in nearby Albany. 

Saratoga Hospital Medical Group

Our multispecialty practice —Saratoga Hospital Medical Group—has 300+ physicians and advanced practice providers across a number of medical and surgical specialties. The medical group has grown significantly in recent years, largely because of its reputation for achieving a unique balance of autonomy and collaboration. Our physicians genuinely respect and care about each other, their patients, and our community. Medical group members play an invaluable role in our hospital’s continued growth and reputation for excellence. They enjoy a shared-governance approach to leadership and the support of exceptional staff and administration.

Saratoga Hospital

For the second year in a row, Saratoga Hospital has been named one of “The World’s Best Hospitals” by Newsweek—a distinction earned by just 11 hospitals in the state. Saratoga Hospital is by far the smallest New York facility to earn the designation.

Saratoga Hospital earned national recognition for stroke care in 2021. The American Heart Association honored us with its Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award for our commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment, in keeping with the latest research-based guidelines.

Saratoga Hospital has been recognized in many ways for its people, programs and facilities - and Award-Winning Approach to patient care.

Saratoga Hospital is a 171-bed independent, locally governed, thriving community hospital and a leading healthcare provider in the region. We have enjoyed continuous growth for more than a decade, along with a reputation for high quality, personalized, compassionate care. Since September 2004, Saratoga Hospital has maintained Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center—the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

The Albany Med Health System

Saratoga Hospital is an affiliate of the Albany Med Health System. This gives our physicians access to shared best practices, continuing medical education (CME), and teaching opportunities. This partnership has added access to services typically not offered by community hospitals, as well as a seamless connection to the Capital Region’s only academic medical center and the highly specialized medical care it can provide. If interested, our physicians have the opportunity to have medical students rotate through their practice as well as Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner students from local programs.

The compensation and benefit package is comprehensive and includes eligibility for productivity bonus. We offer a sign-on bonus, 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.

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, 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. 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 and cultural events each summer, the beautiful 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

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.

Company

Company Overview

Saratoga Hospital is a thriving 171-bed community hospital. The hospital has a reputation for quality and has a strong regional presence. The hospital received the highest rating on the last Joint Commission survey and the highest rating "A" in the Spring 2017 Hospital Safety Grade by The Leapfrog Group.

Saratoga Hospital has once again attained Magnet? recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center?the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

The hospital is experiencing overall growth to meet the needs of the community. Since 2000, major construction projects include the Whitney-Hendrickson CardioVascular Center offering cardiac catheterizations and interventions including a STEMI program, as well as peripheral vascular angiography and interventions, the Saratoga Surgery Center, The Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center, addition of a 30,000 square foot state-of-the-art emergency department, orthopedic unit and Malta Med Emergent Care, a joint venture with Albany Medical Center. Our $34 million construction project is complete and includes the 19-bed state-of-the-art The Marylou Whitney and Desmond DelGiacco, MD, Intensive Care Unit and ten new operating rooms, supporting minimally invasive surgery, along with a new pre-op suite and PACU.

Hospital services include diagnostic imaging services with CT, MRI, ultrasound, x-ray; full service laboratory; The Diagnostic Center (cardiology, vascular and neurological testing); respiratory care; Cardiovascular Interventional Suite, The Regional Therapy Center Annex (PT, OT and speech therapies), the Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology unit; and pharmaceutical services. The acute care division includes five medical surgical units in addition to the ICCU; D-1 ( 43-bed telemetry and hemodialysis), A-1 (overflow unit with private rooms); A-3 (43 bed adult and pediatrics), C-3 (20-bed medical surgical unit with private rooms), and D-3 (20-bed orthopedic & bariatric surgery unit with private rooms); 16-bed inpatient mental health unit, and a 12-bed women?s health and birthing center about to undergo a complete renovation.

Reaching Out

Wilton Medical Arts, located three miles from the hospital, offers medical imaging: (1.5 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 Health. Saratoga Family Physicians is located at the far end of the building. The hospital also offers primary care at eight other locations around the region: Saratoga Springs, Scotia Glenville, Schuylerville, Galway, Malta 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 and offers ambulatory surgery with five operating rooms, two GI suites and a minor surgery room. Physician practices located here include ophthalmology, otolaryngology, interventional pain management, and primary care. 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. Malta offers PT and OT. 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. The medical park is located close to Luther Forest Technology Campus where the GLOBALFOUNDRIES site is under construction. The $ 4.2 billion chip factory that manufactures computer chips from silicon wafers which has brought hundreds of families to the region with expansion planned for 2017.

About Our Community

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.

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