About the Role
Bassett Healthcare Network is seeking a BC/BE General Surgeon with a focus on breast surgery to join their staff in central New York. This role offers the opportunity to practice within an integrated academic health system and a major teaching affiliate of Columbia University.
Responsibilities
- Join an established group of 15 Surgeons and 6 Advanced Practice Clinicians.
- Provide patient care at a Certified Cancer Treatment Center in Cooperstown with multiple regional centers.
- Work within an 180-bed Primary Hospital with a Level III Trauma Center.
- Benefit from an instant referral base provided by over 500 Network Clinicians.
- Collaborate with full support staff, including PAs, Surgical Residents, and Medical Students.
- Travel required for regional patient care.
- Utilize state-of-the-art ORs, including the DaVinci Surgical System.
- Share call coverage for Breast Surgery patients (no General Surgery/Trauma call requirement).
- Practice within Bassett Healthcare Network, serving an 8-county region.
- Engage in teaching and mentoring opportunities as a teaching affiliate of Columbia University.
Requirements
- MD, DO or MBBS.
- BC/BE in General Surgery with a Breast Fellowship Required.
- Completion of an accredited USA General Surgery residency, resulting in board eligibility.
- New York medical license or eligibility to obtain.
- BLS certification required.
- DEA Required.
- Strong teamwork, patient-centered approach, and ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary academic setting.
Skills
- General Surgery
- Breast Surgery
- DaVinci Surgical System
Location
- Cooperstown, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Travel required for regional patient care
Experience Level
- Board Certified/Board Eligible
Education Level
- Breast Fellowship Required
- Completion of an accredited USA General Surgery residency
Salary/Compensations
- $385,254-$442,409
- $355,000- $382,698 plus performance-based compensation
Benefits
- Sign-on Bonus: up to $100,000
- CME time and allowance
- Paid time off, including vacation and holidays
- Malpractice coverage
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Two retirement plans: 403(b) and 457(b) through Fidelity Net Benefits
- Supportive transition bonus of $10,000 and full onboarding program
- EMR - EPIC
- Mentoring, leadership programs, and physician special interest groups
About the Company
- Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated system delivering care across an 8-county region in central New York.
- It is a progressive academic health system and a major teaching affiliate of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Equal Opportunity
- Visa Sponsorship Available - J-1 and H-1B candidates welcome to apply
