Description

St. Peter's Health Partners is seeking full-time and part-time Neonatal Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants to join the hospital employed NICU team at St. Peter's Hospital, a 15-bed Level III non-surgical NICU, located in Albany, New York.

With the largest number of births in the region, over 3,000 annually, the hospital hopes that the expansion of APPs will create a higher level of NICU support for families in the area and the best care in the region.

Opportunity highlights include:

• Collaborative provider team lead jointly by Neonatologist and APP leads
• Work/life balance with 12 and 24-hr shifts within a flexible schedule with over 200 hours per FTE of protected time for administrative, QI/PS, and scholarly work
• Help expand definition of APP role in the NICU, and shape the growth of the unit
• Competitive compensation package and purposeful opportunities to moonlight within the system
• Support to volunteer with local, regional, and national organizations and societies
• Robust benefits including medical, dental, vision, ST/LT disability, and 401k (effective day 1!)
• Become a part of a national health system

Opportunity details:

• Staffing Model: 3 FTE Neonatologists, 5 FTE APPs
• APPs are responsible for the following:
  • 24/7 In-house coverage
  • Collaborative care of the Level III NICU patients with the Neo during the day
  • APP in-house at night with Neonatologist on call from home (30-min response time)
  • Attendance of high-risk deliveries

St. Peter’s Hospital Info:

• 15-bed Level III NICU; ADC: 12 (can flex up to 22)
• Deliveries: over 3000 per year
• EMR: EPIC
• Ventilation Support: iNO, Oscillator
• Peds Cardiology and Ophthalmology available
• Access to most other pediatric subspecialists via phone consults through nearby Perinatal Regional Center

Requirements for this opportunity include:

• Board Certification
• NYS licensure
• Two to three years of experience is recommended

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join St. Peter's Health Partners.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates offers a comprehensive salary and benefits package that includes:

• Starting Bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• Highly competitive salary
• Excellent benefits; including health/vision/dental insurances
• Paid malpractice, including post-SPHP employment tail coverage
• CME time & expense allowance
• Non-Profit Employer, Public Service Loan Forgiveness options
• Retirement savings program with employer matching

ABOUT THE FACILITY

St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C, a physician-governed, multi-specialty group, is a member of St. Peter’s Health Partners in NY's Capital District. St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates provides a new model of physician practice that permits St. Peter’s Health Partners to evolve as a health system with strong physician participation while allowing physicians to retain those aspects that make private practice work well in the care of patients. It is one of the largest multi-specialty physician group practices in the region with more than 20 specialties and sub-specialties represented, over 350 providers in 2014, and more than 40 office locations in a six county region.

St. Peter’s Health Partners, the region’s largest private-sector employer, with more than 12,500 employees, has more than 125 locations across seven counties. The system has an annual budget of nearly $1.1 billion. St. Peter’s Health Partners was created on October 1, 2011, by the merger of Northeast Health, St. Peter’s Health Care Services, and Seton Health. The merger created the region’s largest and most comprehensive not-for-profit network of high-quality and advanced medical care, primary care, rehabilitation, and senior services.

These state-of-the-art services and programs are provided through Albany Memorial and St. Peter’s Hospitals in Albany, NY; Samaritan and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Troy, NY; Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital in Schenectady, NY; and The Eddy system of continuing care and The Community Hospice.

St. Peter's Hospital is the largest Catholic acute care community hospital in northeastern New York state. Located in Albany, New York, the hospital was founded in 1869 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy. A voluntary, not-for-profit community tertiary hospital, St. Peter’s provides 442 beds and has more than 900 staff physicians and nearly 6,000 employees.

The hospital offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services and diverse outreach programs in the areas of medicine, surgery, ambulatory care, women’s and children services, neonatal intensive care, rehabilitation, outpatient medical imaging, and care for the elderly.

The facilities at St. Peter’s Hospital are among the nation’s most advanced clinical

environments for care of patients with complex heart and vascular disease. St. Peter’s Hospital is the only hospital in New York state and the northeastern United States to earn designation from an independent ratings agency as a Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital for 10 years. The hospital’s Hybrid Operating Room, a high-tech catheterization lab within a sterile operating environment, is only one of just a handful of such installations worldwide. The Cardiac & Vascular Center at St. Peter’s Hospital has also been named a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care because of its consistent commitment to quality care, resulting in better overall outcomes for cardiac patients.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

Albany, New York – located in the heart of New York’s Capital District, is a medium sized area with an approximate population of 98,000, offering all the amenities of a larger urban area in a beautiful, scenic, and affordable setting. A stable economic setting, Albany has a strong and expanding presence in healthcare, higher education and enjoys the unique position as Capital of the Empire State

Capital District, New York – includes the cities of Albany, Schenectady and Troy and the surrounding areas, including Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs.

The Capital Region has excellent year-round outdoor recreation available, including excellent golf, water-sports of all kinds, camping, hiking, and great downhill skiing and snowboarding. It offers a wealth of cultural offerings and activities, including several renowned museums and theaters, fine dining, and a year-round events calendar filled with music and sporting events.

Excellent public and private schools are available, as are affordable homes and reasonable taxes. This region is a part of New York's Tech Valley and is abound with Higher education opportunities. The Capital District is a short drive to the scenic Adirondack, Berkshire, and Catskill Mountains.

Centrally located, Albany is less than three hours from New York City and Boston. Come find out why Forbes Magazine lists Albany as one of “America’s Most Innovative Cities”, and one of “America’s Best Places to Raise a Family” and why Brookings has described Albany as one of its “Strongest Performing Metro Areas” and Portfolio.com calls Albany one of its “Best Markets for Young Adults.”

To learn more about the Capital Region visit www.albany.org, www.albany.com, www.techvalley.com, www.renscochamber.com, www.visittroyny.com.

ABOUT TRINITY HEALTH

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.