Job Title

Physician – Pediatrician - Herkimer, NY

Overview

Bassett Healthcare Network, a progressive, academic health system in central New York, major teaching affiliate of Columbia University, is seeking a Pediatrician to join our staff. 

Description

Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated health care system that provides care and service to people living in an eight county region covering 5,600 square miles in Central New York.  The organization includes five corporately affiliated hospitals, as well as skilled nursing facilities, community and school-based health centers, and health partners in related fields. All of our outpatient pediatric practices are NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home certified.

This is vibrant and sophisticated upstate community set in a bucolic lake front village affording four seasons of cultural and outdoor activity. An unparalleled and well-appointed community sport center.

Herkimer and Cooperstown are at the heart of Central New York’s beautiful Leatherstocking Region. They offer quiet rural living, enriched by cultural opportunities ranging from world-class museums to live opera along with thriving academic communities, and spectacular outdoor recreation settings. New York City and Boston are just a few hours away by car.

Job Description & Responsibilities

• Outpatient pediatrics at the Bassett Pediatrics clinic in Herkimer, NY. Office hours are 8 AM – 5 PM Monday through Friday. Four 10-hour day work week option is available
• After hours call 1:6 weeknights/weekends for back up coverage of advanced practice clinicians (APCs) in the hospital. The pediatric inpatient service and Birthing Center at Bassett Medical Center (BMC) are staffed by APCs 24/7/365 along with a daytime hospitalist. The on-call pediatrician provides support in Cooperstown on evenings and weekends 
• Medical student instruction with academic appointment to the clinical faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Salary Range: $200,000 - $254,736. This compensation range represents Bassett Healthcare’s good faith belief of the compensation range at the time of this posting or advertisement. Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards
• Sign-on Bonus up to $100,000
• Group Employed Model

Additional professional opportunities

• Option to participate in our award-winning School-based Health Program
• Support from the Bassett Research Institute for those interested in pursuing research projects

Professional support

• Integrated EPIC Electronic Medical Record
• Excellent subspecialty access, including convenient e-consults, through Bassett and the University of Rochester Medical Centers

Qualifications

• MD/DO/MBBS
• Board Eligible/Board Certified
• New York State Licensure
• BLS and PALS certification; NRP certification if taking part in back-up hospital birthing center coverage
• DEA Required

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off, including vacations and holidays
• Life insurance and disability protection
• Paid malpractice
• Retirement plan
• CME time and money
• Moving allowance

For confidential consideration, please contact:

Amanda Sittler, Medical Staff Recruiter 

Phone: 607-547-6982; Email: Amanda.sittler@bassett.org  

or visit our web site at www.experiencebassett.org

About Bassett Healthcare Network

The Bassett Medical Group is comprised of a full-time, salaried staff numbering more than 400 physicians and other advanced practice clinicians who provide primary and specialty care at the Bassett Clinic and staff Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. In the region, the Bassett Medical Group also staffs over two dozen community-based primary care centers throughout eight counties. Bassett’s school-based health centers across four counties provide medical, mental health, and preventive dental care to children who might otherwise never have the chance to receive this care. Our network also connects people in the region to a multitude of specialists who provide technical expertise and skills in areas typically found only in big cities. Many of these specialists travel to see patients at Bassett affiliated community hospitals as well as at specialty campuses in Herkimer, Oneonta, and Hartwick Seminary. The specialty services offered range from cardiology, cancer, and orthopedic care to ear, nose and throat, vascular care, dermatology, and more. In addition, a variety of outpatient diagnostic and surgical procedures are available on these specialty campuses as a convenience to pati...ents. Our clinicians and care teams in Cooperstown and in the region, in combination with the network’s community-based health centers, provide care to thousands of people every year.

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