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.
Syracuse offers the perfect balance of professional opportunity and quality of life for Physicians. Home to top-tier medical institutions, the city provides a collaborative healthcare community and a strong referral network. Physicians enjoy a low cost of living, minimal commute times, and access to cutting-edge research and teaching opportunities. With four-season outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and family-friendly neighborhoods, Syracuse is an ideal location for Physicians seeking both career growth and personal fulfillment.
Opportunity Highlights:
- 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
Compensation & Benefits:
St. Joseph’s Health offers a highly competitive compensation package, including:
- Base Salary: $290,000 – $315,000 annually
- 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
About St. Joseph’s Health:
St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit health care system that has been proudly serving the community for more than 150 years. Our facilities feature advanced surgical suites, state-of-the-art technology, and a mission-driven approach to patient care focused on compassion, quality, and innovation.
Syracuse, New York is located in the center of New York State.
Education, Convenience and Housing are the major benefits of life in Syracuse. Several top rated public educational schools in places like Fayetteville Manlius and Jamesville Dewitt are under 20 minutes away. When you would like to get away for the weekend, an easy drive four hours or so will have you in New York City or Toronto, Canada. Syracuse is also a short trip to the Finger Lake Wineries. What sets the Syracuse real estate market apart from most other major cities in New York State is its level of affordability.
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, health care, and services; some high-tech manufacturing remains. University Hill is Syracuse’s fastest growing neighborhood, fueled by expansions by Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University (a division of the State University of New York), as well as dozens of small medical office complexes.
The City of Syracuse maintains over 170 parks, fields, and recreation areas, totaling over 1,000 acres (4.0 km2).[61] Burnet Park includes the first public golf course in the United States (1901) and Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Other major parks include Thornden Park, Schiller Park, Sunnycrest Park, Onondaga Park and Kirk Park. There are 12 public pools, two public ice rinks, and two public nine-hole golf courses in the city.
Right outside the city proper, along the east side and north end of Onondaga Lake, is Onondaga Lake Park. The adjacent Onondaga Lake Parkway is closed to vehicular traffic several hours on Sundays during the summer months, so it can be used for walking, running, biking, and rollerblading. During the holiday season, the park hosts Lights on the Lake, a two-mile (3.2 km) drive-through light show.
