Employment Opportunities

Below is the list of the current employment opportunities avaialble for Dutchess County 
   
Since 1992, Bridge Street Family Medicine-a comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) participating practice has been providing high quality primary health care to the Hudson River Valley communities of Ulster, Dutchess and neighboring counties. This year, Bridge Street will be the medical home for more than 7,500 patients, with three physicians and one physician assistant caring for all age groups from infants to the elderly. Establishing a relationship built on trust and respect is a core component of our patient-centered family practice. Our team of practitioners, nurses, medical assistants and care coordinators and fron desk facilitators work together to ensure a program integrating care management that leads to healthier individual, families and communities.
 
Bridge Street Family Medicine is seeking a Family Physician for its private practice in Saugerties, New York. The Family Physician will report to Laura Decker, MD. The physician will lead a multidisciplinary care team.
 
The Town of Saugerties is located within Ulster County, about 90 minutes by care north of New York City and uniquely part of two spectacular geographic regions: The Hudson River Valley and the Catskill Mountains. Offering the beauty of a four-season landscape, Ulster County boasts some 350 miles of nature trails for hikers, bicyclists and cross-country skiers, magnificent mountain views and rock climbing challenges. It is also the center of the arts and culture in the Hudson Valley, including galleries and outdoor theater and art fairs, and just a few miles from the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts as Bard College offering year-around performances in dance, opera, music and theater.
 
A tour of Saugerties takes you on a journey of family-friendly neighborhoods, multiple baseball fields and multi-generation, family-run stores. A weekly farmers’ market makes available the wonderful local produce for which the area is renowned. Just 10 miles from Saugerties, the City of Kingston offers excellent schools, high-end residential communities, quality health and hospital facilities and a rich history complete with revolutionary War re-enactments. The historical sites of the Roosevelt and Vanderbilt estates are a 20-30 minute drive. Kingston has a deep water dock making it an ideal location for river-boating.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high quality primary care to bridge Street Family Medicine patients from infant, pediatric, adolescent adult and geriatric groups;
• Lead a multidisciplinary care team;
• Provide comprehensive patient care and establish a family partnership whenever possible to ensure the needs of the patients are met on an ongoing basis
• Ensure that high quality and cost-effective primary care is consistently delivered
• Provide appropriate specialist referrals and follow-up when indicated
• Maintain electronic medical records in compliance with Bridge Street Family Medicine standards
• Engage patient, family and care teams in sustaining end enhancing the health and wellbeing of the patient
• Maintain familiarity and ongoing research and development in relevant fields
• Ensure performance improvements initiatives are supported with timely and accurate data and consistent actions
• On-call once every four days and once every four weekends; average calls per night: Less than one.

 
REQUIREMENTS

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy; licensed in New York State prior to start date;
• Completion of there-year family practice residency
• Board-eligible from American Board of Family Medicine; board certification required within two years after completion of residency training;
• A minimum of one year experience in the practice of family medicine;
• Outstanding “bedside manner”; patient-centric with empathy, excellent active listening and communication skills; engaging and efficient;
• Outstanding clinical capabilities and judgment
• Focused on collaborative, team-based care
• Responsive and comfortable working in a high accountability environment
• Proficient in HER systems
• Flexible
• Excellent  judgment and ability to prioritize resources where they will be most useful
• Comfortable receiving and providing constructive feedback;
• Engaged in learning and continuous quality improvement
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills with a culturally diverse patent and staff population.

Bridge Street Family Medicine offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including comprehensive medical; paid vacation; holidays; and a 401(k) retirement plan. In addition to working to effect positive changes in the health and lives of thousands of residents of Ulster, Dutchess and neighboring counties, employees of Bridge Street Family Medicine enjoy working in a team-based, patient-centered environment and realize the benefits of a diversified workplace that values our patients and the communities we serve.
 
If you want to make a difference in the lives of patients and in the health of communities of the Hudson Valley and if the position speaks to your capabilities, experience and commitment to improve the health of our communities, please submit your resume and cover letter with salary requirements to [email protected]. Please include Family Medicine-BSFM in the subject heading.
  REQUIREMENTS

•   Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy, licensed in NYS prior to start date
•   Completion of three-year family practice residency
•    Board-eligible from American Board of Family Medicine; board certification required with in 2 
years after completion of residency training
•   Proficient in Spanish preferred
•   Outstanding "bedside manners": patient-centric with empathy, excellent active listening and 
communication skills, engaging and efficient
•   Outstanding clinical capabilities and judgment
•  Focused on collaborative team-based care
•   Responsive and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high accountability environment.
•  Proficient in EHR systems
•   Flexible
•   Excellent judgment and ability to prioritize resources where they will be most useful
•   Comfortable receiving and providing constructive feedback
•   Engaged in learning and continuous quality improvement
•     Outstanding written and verbal communications skills with a culturally diverse patient and 
staff population
•   Passionate about providing high quality primary health care to low-income, under­ served 
residents and those lacking access to health care

There are many fantastic benefits to a career at Open Door Family Medical Ce~nters. In addition
to working to effect positive change in the health and lives of thousands residents of
Westchester and Putnam counties, Open Door offers its employees a stimulating, diverse and
team-based work environment with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, life
insurance, flexible spending accounts, 403(b) and 401(k), generous paid time off, onsite
Wellness facilities, and educational assistance. Aside from excellent benefits, we offer a
competitive salary and annual bonuses based on patient care.

At Open Door, we enjoy working in a team-based, patient-centered environment and value the
benefits of a diversified workplace that values our patients and the communities we serve.
If you want to make a difference in the lives of thousands of patients in the health of our
communities of Westchester and Putnam counties, and if the position speaks to your
capabilities, experience and commitment to improve the health of our communities, please
submit your resume and cover letter with salary requirements to [email protected] with a
copy to [email protected]. Please include Family Physician- Brewster in the subject line.
Qualified candidates will be contacted by phone and/or email.

Open Door Family Medical Centers has been serving low-income, under-served residents and
those lacking access to health care in the communities of Westchester and Putnam counties for more 
than 40 years, providing high quality primary health care and human services at affordable prices. 
Open Door's nationally renowned Community Health Center sites, mobile dentistry units, school-based 
health programs, and its family practice residency training
program, deliver exceptional value to both patients and the communities it serves, dedicated to 
engaging men, women and children in healthier lifestyles and creating healthier communities.

This year, Open Door will be the medical home for more than 50,000 patients, providing more than 
250,000 visits. Our family medical services include primary medical care, dentistry, mental health, 
optometry, podiatry, and women's health in Ossining, Sleepy Hollow, Port Chester, Mount Kisco, and 
Brewster, NY.

Open Door believes that health is a right, not a privilege, with primary care to be affordable and 
delivered cost-effectively. We believe that healthy individuals and families are the foundation
of a caring society, and that those empowered to lead healthy lives contribute significantly to our 
communities' success. For additional information, please, visit   www.opendoormedical.org.

Open Door is seeking a Family Physician for its Family Medical Center in Brewster, NY. The Family 
Physician will report to the Medical Site Director and will be based in Brewster,
NY. He/she will lead cross-functional care teams.  All Open Door Family Medical Centers are located 
in Westchester and Putnam counties located just North of New York City, which offer excellent 
schools, easy access to a multitude of outdoor activities, and superb transportation connections to 
New York City.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high quality primary care to Open Door patients of infant, p1;;diatric, adolescent, 
adult and geriatric groups
• Lead cross-functional care teams
• Provide comprehensive patient care and establish a family partnership whenever possible to 
ensure the needs of the patients are met on an ongoing basis
• Ensure high quality primary care is delivered cost-effectively, consistently
• Provide appropriate specialist referrals, follow-up and hospitalization when indicated
• Maintain electronic medical records in compliance with Open Door's standards with high 
efficiency
• Engage patient, family and cross-functional care teams in sustained health and well- being of 
the patient
• Partner with Open Door's Behavioral Health team and resources
• Maintain familiarity with ongoing research and development in relevant fields
• Ensure performance improvement initiatives are supported with timely and accurate data and 
consistent actions
• Represent Open Door in community outreach activities