Clinical Oversight and Care

• Injury Management: Evaluate, diagnose, and treat work-related injuries.
• Medical Surveillance: Oversee medical clearance, immunization programs, exposure management, and routine health testing (e.g., hearing conservation, respiratory clearance).
• Fitness-for-Duty & Return-to-Work: Conduct complex evaluations to determine an employee's physical and mental capacity to perform their job safely and guide their reintegration into the workplace.
• Direct Patient Care: Provide direct clinical care, especially for complicated or escalated occupational cases.

Medical Leadership & Administration

• Team Management: Assist with recruitment, training and clinically supervising Advanced Practice Providers (NPs/PAs). Available for consultation regarding case management by Employee Health RNs as well as APPs in Occupational Medicine and Employee Health Services. Interact with Infection Prevention department for exposures that may impact employees.
• Policy Development: Develop and implement evidence-based clinical protocols, corporate occupational health policies, and Hospital Employee Health Services.
• Quality Improvement: Monitor clinical outcomes, track performance metrics, and implement quality assurance initiatives to optimize care.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Mitigation

• Regulatory Adherence: Ensure the organization complies with federal, state, and local safety mandates, including OSHA, CDC, NYS DOH, and DOT regulations.
• Worker’s Compensation: Provide clinical expertise and documentation to support worker's compensation cases, acting as a liaison between the employer, insurer, and legal teams.
• Be aware of and Follow NYSWCB Medical Treatment Guidelines.
• Drug & Alcohol Programs: Serve as the Medical Review Officer (MRO) to review and interpret workplace drug testing results.

  Interdepartmental Collaboration

• Human Resources: Advise HR on disability management, ADA accommodations, and leave policies.
• Employer/Client Relations: Collaborate with regional businesses to provide customized occupational medicine services.

  Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Degree in Medicine (MD or DO) from an accredited institution.
• Board Certification: Board-certified or board-eligible in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM). (certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine with 5 years of occupational experience are accepted).
• Licensing: Active New York license
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in occupational health or am urgent care/emergency medicine setting with significant occupational medicine component, with proven leadership and supervisory experience.
• Certifications:
• DOT: Certified Medical Examiner on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME).
• MRO: Medical Review Officer certification (MROCC).
• NYS WCB treatment and IME certification
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of workers' compensation laws, ADA regulations, and OSHA standards.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus
• Moving expense stipend
• Health and Prescription Plan, Dental and Vision Insurances
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contributions and 457 (b) Non-Qualified Retirement Plan
• Company Paid Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment; LTD
• Flexible Spending Account(s) including Medical Reimbursement and Dependent Care Account
• $4,000 CME stipend, professional dues; professional liability coverage
• $200 annual YMCA discount, a number of supplemental insurances, services, discount programs and more!

Saratoga Hospital is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity for those participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Why Sa ratoga Hospital?  

Saratoga Hospital is a 171-bed, independent, locally governed community hospital. The hospital has earned numerous national recognitions, including Magnet® designation for nursing excellence, an ‘A’ grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, and multiple Centers of Excellence and specialty accreditations.

Saratoga Hospital Medical Group is a multispecialty group of 450 physicians and advanced practice providers who value collegiality, shared governance, and strong administrative support.

Saratoga Hospital is an affiliate of The Albany Med Health System , the largest and only regionally-governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.

Our region offers an exceptional quality of life with excellent schools, welcoming communities, outstanding restaurants, arts and entertainment, and year-round outdoor recreation.

• Just 30 minutes from Albany and Albany International Airport
• Approximately three hours from New York City, Boston, and Montreal
• Minutes from the Adirondacks, Lake George, and Saratoga Lake
• Home to Saratoga Racecourse, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and Saratoga Spa State Park

Saratoga Springs is a place where you can build a rewarding career and truly enjoy where you live.

Saratoga Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability or protected veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal law or Executive Orders.

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