Hospitalist/Surgical Assist Physician Assistant - St. Lawrence Health

The Position

St. Lawrence Health is looking to hire full-time Surgical Service/Hospitalist Advance Practice Providers.

• Assignments for this position will include a combination of Surgical First Assist Operating Room time and Medical Surgical Floor coverage.
  • Medical Surgical Floor coverage includes daily rounding and progress notes, managing orders, admissions, discharges, and consults.
• Will work with primarily with General Surgery, OB/GYN and Orthopedic patients.
• Shift flexibility available. Can accommodate either 4 10-hour shifts or 5 8-hour shifts per week. Will also have call responsibility.
  • Daytime coverage from 7a-5p or evening coverage from 3p-11p.
  • Provider will cover approximately 5 calls per month including one weekend. Weekend call is Friday at 5p through Monday at 7a.
  • Provider will have Monday off post weekend call.
• Primary location is Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Financial Package

Compensation: $135,000-$161,000*

Signing Bonus: $5,000.00

Relocation: Up to $7,500.00

Licensing & Dues: $1,000

CME’s: $2,000

Benefit Time: 200 hours

Holiday Time:  Up to 7 days

* Pay Summary: The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full-time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.In addition to the base pay range, certain provider positions may be eligible for variable compensation in accordance with health system pay practices. This may include: productivity and/or value-based clinical incentives, bonus compensation, or other forms of variable pay.

St. Lawrence Health (SLH) was established in December 2013 with the mission to improve health and to expand access through coordination and integration of services.

SLH became an affiliate of Rochester Regional Health (RRH) in January 2021. RRH is an internationally recognized integrated health services organization, and its industry distinctions include year-after-year Healthgrades awards, America’s 50 Best Hospitals™, multiple Magnet® Awards for nursing excellence, and the greatest number of Beacon Awards for Excellence of any hospital system in the nation.

Working together with our community partners, including local health departments and agencies, we are focused on disease prevention, promoting access to quality healthcare services, and improving the overall quality of life for our communities.

Core Hospitals

SLH is comprised of three hospitals and a number of outreach primary and specialty care practices throughout St. Lawrence County. Each practice is affiliated with one of our hospitals. 

• Canton-Potsdam Hospital (CPH) is a not-for-profit community healthcare facility certified for 94 beds. Its core programs include emergency medicine, acute care, hospitalist medicine, critical care, and a Level III Trauma Center that is fully equipped to provide rapid and thorough trauma care to adults involved in physically traumatic situations.
• Gouverneur Hospital (GH) is a not-for-profit critical access hospital certified for 25 beds. Services include emergency care, medical imaging and EKGs, laboratory, physical rehabilitation, and respiratory therapy. GH also houses our comprehensive substance abuse rehabilitation programs, including medicated assisted treatment, and behavioral therapies.
• Massena Hospital (MH) is a 25-bed acute care hospital providing inpatient, medical, surgical, and detoxification services in addition to emergency care. MH’s main campus also provides medical imaging and laboratory services, nutritional counseling, respiratory care, cardiac rehabilitation, and inpatient physical and speech therapies. Outreach health centers offer the community cardiology, infusion, nephrology, neurology, OB-GYN and women’s health, pediatrics, and primary care.