General Surgery - Surgicalist - Physician - Syracuse, NY

St. Joseph’s Health, a leading healthcare system in Central New York, is seeking a Surgicalist Physician to join our dynamic and supportive team in Syracuse.  This position focuses exclusively on emergency and acute surgical care within a hospital setting, offering an engaging and fulfilling medical practice in a collegial environment.  Enjoy the flexibility to focus solely on inpatient surgical care or add outpatient clinic time to your schedule if want to maintain continuity with select patients.  We are committed to creating a practice that supports your purpose, matches your identity as a physician, and promotes your professional growth in areas of income potential, skills development, and leadership.  This is an exciting opportunity for a General Surgeon to enjoy an excellent quality of life, while working alongside highly trained physicians and support staff.

SCHEDULE

• 3 weeks per month- 5 ten-hour days/week (Monday–Friday)
• Total of 180 weekday shifts per year
• 2 weekend days per month- 24 shifts per year

PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT

• Work alongside a dedicated, high-performing care team
• Our Surgicalist is supported by an experienced team of surgical PAs who assist in the OR and play a key role in managing floor rounding and patient care.
• Hospital-based with no clinic responsibilities, option to pick up clinic time

QUALIFICATIONS

• Active New York State medical license and DEA
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

St. Joseph’s Physicians offers an excellent compensation and benefit package including:

• Base Salary: $290,000 – $315,000 annually
• The posted salary reflects the starting range of total compensation and does not include productivity bonuses, incentives related to quality and performance, extra shift incentives, and other forms of cash compensation as applicable to the position. In addition, providers typically receive a CME allowance and other benefits offered by their medical group employer. Please note that this salary range is provided in accordance with State law and is subject to variation due to the factors noted above.
• Quality Bonus: Up to $25,000
• Opportunity to earn Additional Compensation:
  • $1,750 per additional Surgicalist shift
  • $750 per 14-hour weekday overnight shift (Mon–Fri)
  • $1,200 per 24-hour weekend shift (Sat–Sun)
  • $1,200 per 24-hour holiday shift
• CME time & $4,500 annual expense allowance
• Loan Repayment: Our institution qualifies as an eligible employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, NY, providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary care to cardiology to surgical services, St. Joseph’s, in collaboration with our community partners, is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum health. Ranked by Health Grades among the top 50 cardiac surgery programs in the country, U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital” and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction.

St. Joseph's Health is part of Trinity Health one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the United States based in Livonia, Michigan.

St. Joseph’s Health is located in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse is a medium-sized metropolitan area with restaurants, events, shopping, bars, and more. Outdoor lovers will enjoy nearby boating and fishing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and golf. Short drive to the Adirondack Mountains, Thousand Islands, and Finger Lakes wine region. Also, a convenient drive to New York City and Toronto. Major universities include Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University. St Joseph’s Health is less than 10 minutes away from the Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Syracuse's top employers are primarily in higher education, research, and health care. Syracuse is expected to see a boon of growth over the next 10+ years with a new semiconductor fabrication facility, Micron, to be built in a neighboring suburb.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 133,000 colleagues and more than 38,900 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 92 hospitals, 101 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country as well as many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2025, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $2.9 billion in its communities in the form of charity care, community benefit and other programs and services. 

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 Experiencing Poverty, Safety, 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 more at www.trinity-health.org.