Description:
Excellent Opportunity for an Emergency Physician
in Upstate NY
Seeking Emergency Medicine residency
graduates to join our expanding, progressive team in
our Level II Emergency Department with annual volume
of 84,000 and growing.
The Rochester General
Hospital Emergency Department (RGH) consists of Adult
(annual census 64,000) and Pediatric (census 20,000)
Emergency Departments, each with separate physician,
mid-level provider, and nursing staffs. The Adult ED
is operated daily as two contiguous departments of
like staffing and capability, one operating for 24
hours, the second for 16 hours, in an innovative and
efficient patient flow design. Fast-Track sections
operate in both Adult and Pediatric Emergency Departments.
Emergency Medicine practice is efficient at
Rochester General Hospital. Despite high hospital medical/surgical
patient bed occupancy, it is rare (<3%) to hold
an admitted patient overnight in the ED, as is ambulance
diversion (<15 hours/month). Admission rates are
24% of adult and 2% of pediatric patients. The average
time from triage to admission is less than 2 hours
with bed assignment thereafter averaging 90 minutes.
We are a thriving medical system with a 528 bed
general care hospital and extensive outpatient offices
that is currently undergoing an exciting expansion
project. A new ED designed to achieve greater access
for patients with improved services will be complete
in 2008.
Recognized as Solucient Top 100 Cardiac
hospital seven times. We offer excellent benefits and
competitive guaranteed base salary. Rochester, New
York is an affordable medium sized city with extensive
cultural, educational and recreational activities.
Excellent schools including 5 of the top 100 public
schools in the country. Four season climate ideal for
families.
Please send your CV to
kathy.peishel@rochestergeneral.org
and apply online at
www.rochestergeneral.org
