Family Medicine Physician for Rensselaer, NY (Perm) - Wapiti Medical Staffing

St. Peters Health Partners Medical Associates is seeking a full-time Family Medicine to join Rensselaer Health Center located in Rensselaer, New York.  This is an exciting opportunity to join an existing outpatient practice with strong patient demand and hospital affiliated practice support. 

Job Description:

• Open to 4-day or 5-day work week.  40 hours per week, 34 patient facing hours.
• Call is 1 in every 13 weeks, weeklong call from Monday evening to the following Monday morning.  Phone calls only, they never have to go in for anything.  The amount of calls vary – obviously during things like flu season, etc they are higher.  Hard to gauge because it varies, and because the call schedule is shared amongst several offices it is less frequent, but you are taking calls for all the offices in the group.
• Opportunities for hybrid work in the Hospitalist division or in continuing care may be available, if desired.
• APP collaboration at practice site may provide additional source of compensation.
• Opportunities for physician leadership/administrative work are available for those interested (SPHPMA & IHANY committees, JOCs, etc.).
• Opportunities for teaching 1st year AMC students as well as precepting NP/PA students are plentiful within the medical group.
• St. Peter’s Rensselaer Health Center provides a full range of health care services for the entire family, including pediatric medicine for newborns through age 17: well-child visits (routine, school, sports, and camp physicals); immunizations; adolescent health; sick visits by appointment; ADHD care; and hospital / ER follow up.
• Adult medicine services for established patients include routine care for illness, injury, and chronic medical conditions; preventive health and wellness screenings; routine immunizations and preventive inoculations; routine physicals (including employment, insurance, and school physicals); and sick visits by appointment.
• This practice also offers refugee health assessments in conjunction with the New York State Department of Health. Clinical social workers are onsite for consultation, assessment, and referrals.
• Open to upcoming 2025 graduates and recent graduates working toward BC
• Not accepting Locums candidates
• Open to H-1B visa candidates, but cannot accept J-1 waivers

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Relocation Allowance if applicable: The amount is determined by the distance they are moving from to the facility. It is a reimbursement-based system.  Providers receive the amount in their contract, and they can submit receipts for reimbursement up to that amount.
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• Paid malpractice, including post-SPHP employment tail coverage.
• CME time & expense allowance
• Paid time away from the practice.
• Retirement savings program with employer matching program

Submission Requirements

• TRULY Board Eligible (within 5 years of eligibility working toward BC) or Board Certified in Family Medicine
• NY License (or willing to obtain) 
• DEA (or willing to obtain)
• Strong desire to work with refugee population - HIGHLY PREFERRED

 About the Facility
About St. Peter's Health Partners:

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.

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. 

About the Community: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. 

About the Community:

Rensselaer is a suburb of with a population of 9,252. Rensselaer is in Rensselaer County. Living in Rensselaer offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents rent their homes. In Rensselaer there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many families and young professionals live in Rensselaer.  Rensselaer has been one of the most important railroad centers on the continent. Rensselaer is home to historic Crailo, the only New York State Historic Site devoted to Dutch culture.  It is also known as the home of "Yankee Doodle."

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 full 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