Breast Surgery Fellow |Be part of our ongoing expansion in services and infrastructure

Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY

Samaritan Medical Center is looking for a Fellowship Trained Breast Surgeon to join our Comprehensive Womens Health Center. Our program consolidates outpatient womens health services into one convenient location to include breast health, related radiology, ultrasound, stereotactic and other testing services. Samaritan was granted a NYS Healthcare Facility Transformation award for 9.8 million dollars which made this project possible.

Compensation Package Highlights:

• $535,000 guaranteed annual salary with additional WRVU
• $50,000 signing bonus
• $20,000 education loan repayment per year
• $15,000 relocation reimbursement
• $3,000 Annual Continuing Education Funds
• Occurrence Medical Liability Coverage
• Financial planning with Tax-Shelter Opportunities
• Generous benefit package

Practice Highlights:

• Serving one hospital
• Call is 1:4, specific to Breast Surgery
• New modern office within 5 minutes of the hospital
• Monday thru Friday with flexible schedule if 4/10 days is preferred
• Already established patient population
• Strong referral base
• Support from well-respected Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
• Dedicated OR time
• Mid-level support
• Imaging services on-site
• Catchment Area: 250,000, also serving nearby Fort Drum, home of the 10th Mountain Division
• Teaching opportunities are available with accredited ACGME/AOA programs

Qualifications:

• Fellowship trained Breast Surgeon or BC/BE General Surgeon with special interest in Breast Surgery
• Patient-centered care philosophy
• Clinical excellence
• Enthusiasm working within a team model

About Samaritan Medical Center:

• 290-bed hospital; medical staff of 190 physicians representing 42 specialties
• Largest community-based hospital in Northern New York
• Construction is about to begin on a brand new state-of-the-art Orthopaedic office building on the main campus of the hospital (expected opening in early 2024)
• Newly constructed (2018) state-of-the-art comprehensive cancer center affiliated with Roswell Park Care Network
• Newly added hospital wing for Obstetrics and Pediatric inpatient care, including pediatric Ortho patients (2019).
• Expanded womens health services: Womens Wellness and Breast Care (2019)
• Not-for-profit organization, independent, financially stable

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:

Jennifer Haley-Saiff

Director of Physician Recruitment and Medical Staff Credentialing

Samaritan Medical Center

830 Washington Street

Watertown, New York 13601

315-779-5184 - Office

315-408-4160 - Cell

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