Practice In the Perfect Place: Saratoga Springs, NYSaratoga Family Physicians
Consider this opportunity to join the Saratoga Hospital family of medical practices in private, start-up or employed-model practices. Join Saratoga Family Physicians, or explore other local opportunities that fit your career goals and lifestyle! Share your ideas on a model practice that might work best for you and the needs of our community. Practice 100 % outpatient medicine, where you can utilize one of the region’s most-respected hospitalist services to care for your inpatients. Saratoga Family Physicians, is a group of community physicians who joined their practices under one roof last year in a new, spacious building, adjoining the hospitals Wilton Medical Arts facility that offers imaging (MRI, CT, PET/CT, US, x-ray and DEXA), lab, PT and OT, urgent care and more. The practice is a member of Saratoga Emergency Physicians, PC, along with the hospitalist-group. This arrangement provides for great camaraderie and excellent communications between primary, urgent, emergency, and inpatient care. Physicians establish a desired schedule, work with an excellent support team and have the ability to concentrate on the delivery of patient care, with far less worry about practice management. Each participates in the physician advisory board that meets monthly. The compensation package for this position includes a competitive salary and these fully paid benefits; insurances covering family health, family dental, group life, group long and short-term disability and individual long-term disability. Other benefits include: paid time off, CME stipend of $4,000, holiday time, flexible spending account; 401K plan with corporate match, and productivity and incentive pay.Saratoga HospitalSARATOGA HOSPITAL: Growing to Meet Community Need Saratoga Hospital is a 171-bed community hospital with an attached 72-bed skilled nursing facility. The hospital offers a complete range of inpatient and outpatient care. The hospital received the highest rating on the last Joint Commission survey. The hospital is experiencing overall growth to meet the needs of the community and is in the process of major renovation and expansion. At Saratoga Hospital, nurses have been recognized as being among the best in the nation ranked in the top 2% of all US hospitals, according to the American Nurses Credentialing Center by achieving Magnet designation, Nursings top honor.Construction of a cardiac catheterization laboratory offering diagnostic cardiac catheterizations and peripheral vascular interventions was completed in 2001. Since then, the Saratoga Surgery Center offering ambulatory surgery was constructed. The Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center offering state-of-the-art technology, including IMRT, opened in Summer 2005. The hospitals new state-of-the-art Emergency Department opened July 15, with 36 beds, more to be added in Phase II, coming soon! The hospital offers state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging services with spiral CT, a full service laboratory, and the Regional Therapy Center offering PT and OT.Reaching OutWilton Medical Arts, an ambulatory care center located approximately four miles from the hospital, offers services including medical imaging (1.5 tesla MRI short bore magnet; a breast health center complete with a resource nurse, breast MRI and biopsy capabilities on site; CT, PET/CT imaging, DEXA, ultrasound, and x-ray); and in addition, Laboratory Services, Corporate Health Services, Urgent Care, Regional Therapy Center satellite, and a Hearing Shop. A large primary care center will open at Wilton Medical Arts Spring 2008. The Saratoga Surgery Center opened in 2004 offering ambulatory surgery, with five operating rooms, two GI suites and a minor surgery room, adjacent to Wilton Medical Arts. Malta Medical Arts opened in April 2007 and offers medical imaging (MRI, CT, US and x-ray); Urgent Care and Laboratory Services. In August 2007, the hospital signed an agreement to purchase a vacated 140-acre horse farm approximately 12 miles south of Saratoga Springs in Malta and has submitted plans for approval by the Town for a Planned Development District (PDD) to build a medical park. Many services are under consideration for the property including medical office buildings, a new hospital (long range plan), nursing home, senior apartments, assisted living facility, medical retail, such as equipment and pharmacy sales, and a therapeutic riding program. About Our CommunitySaratoga Springs, NYLocated 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, which is the summer host of the New York City Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The center plays host to a number of internationally known jazz, pop, rock and country musicians. A local recreation and athletics commission provides children with a number of activities. The city is noted throughout the travel industry as a top tourist destination. Saratoga was voted the inaugural recipient of the Great American Place award by American Heritage Magazine and selected as one of Sports Illustrateds 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. The Adirondacks and the Green Mountains of Vermont beckon outdoor enthusiasts for year-round recreation, including golf, skiing, hiking, climbing, camping and more. Water sports draw many to nearby lakes and rivers. www.saratoga.org www.adirondackchamber.org www.iloveny.state.ny.us