Envision Physician Services is seeking Board Certified/Board Eligible Emergency Medicine physicians to staff the Emergency Department at Samaritan Hospital located in Troy, New York.

Samaritan Hospital is part of St. Peter’s Health Partners, a three-hospital system in the Capital Region. Samaritan Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s ‘Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)’ Stroke Gold Plus Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll Quality Achievement Award in 2019.

Hospital Profile

• 238-bed full service community hospital
• Full service capabilities with most specialists represented including critical care, medical/surgical inpatient care, maternity services, pediatrics and behavioral health
• Transfer rate around 1% (PICU, trauma, neurosurgery)
• NY State Accredited Stroke Center
• Cardiac Catheterization Lab
• Responsive, full service lab and radiology are available 24 hours per day
• 24-bed Intensive Care Unit
• Hospitalist service provides care for most medicine admissions

Emergency Department Profile

• 54,000 annual volume
• 20% admission rate, representing 60% of total hospital admissions
• State-of-the-art new 44 bed ED opened in December, 2017
• In-house behavioral health service
• Physician coverage: 45 hours per day
• APP coverage: 48 hours per day
• APP in Triage 12 hours per day helps efficiently manage patient flow
• Scribe coverage: 48 hours per day
• Meditech EMR moving to EPIC July 2020
• Dragon voice recognition dictation is also utilized
• ED Ultrasound
• Highly regarded ED nursing staff

Troy, NY is a suburb of Albany and is situated just minutes away across the Hudson River. Home to approximately 150,000 residents, Troy, NY itself is host to a number of local businesses and quaint residential communities. The greater Albany area has a population of approximately 750,000. Albany is one of the best-kept secrets in the Northeast. Situated on the eastern border of the state, the area is located at the convergence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, and is a short drive from the Adirondack, Berkshire and Heldeberg Mountains. Albany is the state capital and is host to abundant local culture including several museums, theaters, and the Pepsi Arena. The Saratoga Performing Arts Center is only 30 minutes away. Tanglewood - the summer home for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops - is only an hour away. The amenities of NYC, Boston and Montreal are also within a 2½ - 3½ hour drive.

Sports and recreation abound in this thriving community that also boasts the region’s most desirable suburbs and schools. Samaritan Hospital is just across from Renssealer Polytechnic Institute, and other respected colleges and universities including Siena College, SUNY-Albany, Sage and Union College are also located in the Capital District area. The new beautiful Albany International Airport is close by and offers direct connections to all major hubs.