Hospitalist Opportunity at UVM Health Network - CVPH at The University of Vermont Health Network

NEW YORK - PRACTICE ON THE ADIRONDACK COAST:The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (www.UVMHealth.org/CVPH) in Plattsburgh, NY seeks physicians to join the team. The ideal candidates should be BE/BC in internal medicine or family medicine. The full time physicians will work 13, twelve-hour shifts per month. Six physicians work the day shift (7am-7pm), one physician works the evening shift (12pm-12am) and one physician works the night shift (7pm-7am).

The workload is shared equally among the physicians. The typical census ranges from 90-130 with the average number of encounters per physician being 15-17 per day (8-10 at night). Procedures are not required and we have a closed ICU. The daytime physicians may need to cover some evening and/or night shifts as needed. Codes from 7am to 5pm , are generally covered by the code team, attending on file and the ICU attending. During the night shift, the APP hospitalist and ER attending covers codes.

The full time physicians are employed by the University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group. The Medical Group is governed by its physician members. The employment model transitioned from hospital employment to the Network Medical Group in 2018. Compensation is subject to the Community Practice Compensation Plan, which is reviewed annually. This is a salaried position subject to slight change based on annual model adjustments.