Physician - Pulmonologist

Optum STATE, (formerly Optum Tri-State NY) is seeking a Physician - Pulmonary & Critical Care to join our team in Rock Hill, NY. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights:

The Pulmonary & Critical Care Department at Crystal Run Healthcare is a busy, well-established, state-of-the-art practice serving patients throughout Orange County, Hudson Valley, and the lower Catskills. Overall - we have the team, equipment, reputation, and support you need to practice at the peak of your license and thrive as a Pulmonologist today and tomorrow!

• Fellowship-trained, physician-led, patient centered team-based care environment
• Lean concept inspired office design that promotes efficiency & cross specialty collaboration (i.e., modeled after the Everett Clinic)
• General pulmonary practice, working with at least 1 other clinician (i.e., physician or APC), with the potential to develop your own special interest in specific areas of pulmonology
• Stability of an established, reputable practice within a collegial multispecialty group with an exceptionally large referral base of over 400 local providers spanning over 70 medical and surgical specialties and sub-specialties
• Direct support staff and teams to assist with patient care and workflow
• Autonomy and independence in practice balancing outpatient care, but also includes a strong affiliation with local tertiary care hospitals that provides a full range of pulmonary care services
• Desirable Monday – Friday schedules during normal business hours that promote work-life balance
• Manageable and equitably shared rotating on-call support (i.e., 1:2-week or 1:4-week rotation); and local hospital call (i.e., 1:2-week rotation; opposite outpatient call; no ER – just pulmonary consults; shared with other physician partner)
• Patient census – diverse adult focused patient population (18+)
• Educate and empower your patients to take ownership of their health
• Opportunities for growth and development
• New graduates of those early in careers are especially encouraged to apply

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide complete comprehensive testing and treatment of all pulmonary disorders within a team of highly skilled, fellowship-trained Pulmonologist’s
• Diagnose and treat all aspects of pulmonary disease, including asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, and lung cancer
• Our pulmonary specialists have access to the latest diagnostic treatments and technology. Using cutting-edge diagnostic equipment, our pulmonary doctors evaluate issues like a chronic cough and shortness of breath, including Chest X-Rays, CT scans, Bronchoscopy, and an on-site state-of-the-art Pulmonary Function Testing lab
• Our Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care specialists are also experienced in the treatment of critically ill hospitalized patients—pulmonary diseases are common among patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or the Critical Care Unit (CCU