Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - CVPH

The CVPH Gastroenterology team is seeking a passionate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide high?quality care to adult patients in Plattsburgh, New York. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative specialty team that values learning, teamwork, and patient?centered care.

About the Role

This position offers a balanced mix of outpatient clinic care and inpatient consult/rounding. Working closely with Gastroenterologists and fellow APPs, the APP provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of adult GI patients.

Schedule

• 36 hours of patient?facing time

• 4 hours of non-patient facing time

• 8?hour days, 5 days per week

• Inpatient coverage of one week every third week, with remaining time spent in clinic. This inpatient rotation is a consistent and expected part of the role and is built into the team’s overall coverage model. 

What You’ll Do

• Manage an outpatient panel of GI patients

• Perform inpatient rounding and consultations with physician support

• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat GI conditions; order and interpret tests

• Coordinate discharges, follow?up plans, and patient education

• Collaborate with physicians, APP colleagues, nursing, and support teams

What We’re Looking For

Required

• Licensed NP or PA in New York State (or eligibility to obtain)

• Eligible for DEA registration in NY

• Ability to obtain CVPH privileges

• Strong communication skills and patient?centered approach

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Preferred

• Gastroenterology or acute care experience 

Why Plattsburgh?

Located on the western shore of Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh offers:

• Year?round outdoor recreation — hiking, skiing, boating & more

• Quick access to Montreal (70 mins), Burlington, VT, and Lake Placid

• Affordable living and excellent local schools and colleges

• A welcoming, vibrant community with small?town charm

Ready to Join Us?

If you're looking for a supportive GI team, meaningful patient care, and a great place to live and work, we encourage you to apply and explore whether this role is the right fit for you.

This is a bargaining union position.

University of Vermont Health – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) is part of a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in northern New York and Vermont. We’re not just caregivers and staff – we’re your friends and neighbors, offering expertise and compassionate care when and where you need them. We’re dedicated to providing you with the best medical care possible in an environment that supports your health and healing. That’s what we call the heart and science of medicine.

CVPH is a 300-bed community hospital located in the northeastern region of New York State serving a catchment area of approximately 170,000. The facility includes a 14-bed state-of-the-art critical care unit and 9 state-of-the-arts OR’s. The typical daily census is approximately 250 (approximately 130 acute/private beds). We have an average of 25 admissions and 775 outpatients per day. We have over 230 physicians on the Medical Staff representing many sub-specialties. On average CVPH has 9,400 admissions, 825 births, 46,000 emergency room (Level 3 Trauma Center) visits and 19,000 surgical procedures.  CVPH is JCAHO accredited and recognized by Healthgrades as a Top 100 Hospital for Cardiac Care.

Our state of the art critical care unit has 14-beds, the Progressive Care Unit has 12 beds and our three cath labs have digital equipment. We have 9 state-of-the-arts OR’s, a 27-room Emergency Department and newly constructed interventional radiology suites. Our Ambulatory Surgery Center has 4 OR’s and 4 endoscopy suites. The EMR network wide in both the clinic and inpatient settings is EPIC.  

Now more than ever, CVPH is committed to creating a learning environment to provide a comprehensive and well-rounded medical training experience. Our affiliation with the University of Vermont Medical Center, a level I trauma center located 1 hour away, has helped us to establish a community-based Family Medicine Residency. In addition, we have Emergency Medicine residents and medical students from UVM doing clinical rotations at CVPH. We are much bigger than what you might expect in a rural area.  For further information, please visit our website at www.UVMHealth.org/CVPH.