Job Details: FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Company: Arnot-Ogden Medical Center – The Medical Center takes pride in offering patients and families clinical care of high quality, supported by state-of the art clinical data systems.

Description: BC/BE Family Medicine Physicians are sought to join three established and growing Family Practices with Arnot Medical Services.
Working collaboratively in a multi-specialty group of 100+ providers, the successful candidate will provide a full spectrum of family medicine. You will be supported by outstanding staff and premier ancillary services in a financially sound and profitable healthcare system located in between the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Upstate NY and the PA Grand Canyon Region. Enjoy the rewards of a balanced personal and professional lifestyle with a very gentle call schedule. If you are seeking a collegial practice with full and welcome involvement in the provision of quality care, then you must explore this opportunity! A very competitive first year salary guarantee (to $160,000), a sign-on bonus and an extremely generous benefits package are offered. Candidates may be eligible for Loan Forgiveness assistance.

The Southport Office is located on the south side of Elmira, three miles from the Medical Center. Two Family Medicine physicians have developed a busy, thriving practice and are in need of a third provider to meet the growth needs of the practice.

Our Troy & Canton offices are located just over the border in rural Pennsylvania. Two full-time physicians, one part time physician, and one mid-level provider serve an expanding group of patients. The Troy office is located in a beautiful old Victorian home and the Canton office has recently undergone extensive expansion and renovation. A third physician is being sought to meet the increasing primary care demand.

The Big Flats Office recently joined Arnot Medical Services. Located in the fastest growing locality in the region, the practice is extremely busy. A second Family Medicine Physician is being sought to join another physician and two physician assistants in this modern, centrally located office.

Arnot Health is the brand name under which all of the services of Arnot Ogden Medical Center and its affiliated organizations are promoted and marketed. Collectively, the facilities that make up Arnot Health provide diagnostic, ambulatory, secondary and tertiary acute care, as well as rehabilitative and wellness services to residents of the Southern Tier of New York and Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. (aka, the "Twin Tiers"). Major components of the health care system include:

Arnot Ogden Medical Center (AOMC) is an independent, not-for-profit, 256-bed acute health care facility with a 40-bed residential healthcare facility and a reputation for leading edge technology. Its medical staff includes more than 300 physicians practicing in over 50 specialties. Boasting a 65% market share in its home county of Chemung, the medical center accommodated over 10,000 admissions and 300,000 outpatient visits in 2006. A state of the art electronic clinical information system at AOMC offers physicians the convenience and efficiency of accomplishing a number of tasks remotely, from signing charts to direct order entry.

For the fiscal year ending December, 2006 Arnot Health had net revenues of $177 Million and invested funds of over $85 Million. 2007 is in line to be one of our most successful years ever!

Core Medical Center services include designation as one of eleven Level II Trauma Centers in Upstate New York, Level III NICU, NYS designated Stroke Center, The Center for Wound Healing that includes hyperbaric therapy, exceptional rehabilitation services offering two water resistance pools, advanced imaging services with interventional radiology capability as well as MRA, high-field open MRI, 64-slice CT and PET/CT, the largest diagnostic laboratory in the Southern Tier and acute renal dialysis units operated at four sites. The Medical Center recently received 5-star ratings from HealthGrades for its Human Motion Institute, Bariatric Surgery Program and Heart and Vascular Institute. The ArnotHealth Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine is a member of the prestigious NYS Occupational Health Clinic Network.

Centers of Excellence include:
• Heart & Vascular Institute- The Heart & Vascular Institute® is affiliated with the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and offers cardiovascular surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac electrophysiology and a complete line of non-invasive testing and cardiac rehabilitation services
• Falck Cancer Center- A philosophy of patient-centered care, coupled with advanced technologies and therapies are the hallmarks of the Center's services. Radiation and oncology patients can depend on precise, state-of-the-art imaging, simulation and treatment planning, as well as the most advanced diagnostic testing and treatment interventions.
• The Health Center for Women- A resource for serving the healthcare needs of women at every stage of life, The Center offers diagnostic, treatment, educational, preventative and support services designed to enrich the quality of life among women and families throughout the Twin Tiers. The Center collaborates extensively with the Breast Care center, perinatal program and the regions only NICU. Services include GYN care, DEXA scanning, mobile mammography and complementary medicine.

Arnot Medical Services
Arnot Medical Services (AMS) is a 100+ provider multi-specialty medical practice that is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). AMS operates 16 primary care offices and 15 specialty care offices that are conveniently located throughout the Twin Tiers. Virtually all primary care providers utilize an electronic medical record.

The group is organized as a NYS professional corporation and strategically led by a Board of Directors consisting of seven practice group members who are elected by their peers, as well as Vice President of Medical Affairs of Arnot Ogden Medical Center.

In pursuit of clinical excellence, AMS participates in a formal patient satisfaction program with the assistance of Press Ganey, a national leader in the field. Recent results place overall patient satisfaction above the 90th percentile of medical practices in the United States!

Lifestyle Amenities in the Finger Lakes Region of New York
The Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York and the cities and suburbs of Elmira and Corning offer a truly exceptional life style. Excellent schools, convenient shopping, low crime rates, and high air and water quality combine to foster a superior environment for young and old alike. Spring and summer seasons are simply superb and offer an abundance of outdoor activities including hiking, boating, golf, horseback riding, and a wealth of other activities. With its cool vistas and incredible foliage, autumn is a stunning time of year amenable to harvest winery tours, hunting and fishing. Winter offers an exciting array of seasonal activities with skiing and snowmobiling opportunities within an hour's drive.

The Twin Tiers also has an abundance of parks and historic sites and there are many excellent golf courses in the region. Very affordable housing abounds. Music, arts, cultural and sports activities are an integral part of the community. Overall, the area is rich with history and culture and provides easy access to major destinations and cities throughout the Northeast.

For additional information, please visit
www.arnothealth.org
www.chemungchamber.org
www.chemungcounty.com
www.fingerlakes.org
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact:
Eleanor Callanan, PT, MBA
Provider Recruitment & Retention Manager
Arnot Medical Services
600 Ivy St., Suite 102
Elmira, NY 14905
800.295.4555
e: ecallanan@aomc.org

Posting Date: Sep 30 08