SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL - ST JOSEPH CAMPUS - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN
Listed compensation
$225-$230/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Take the next step in your emergency medicine career at Sisters of Charity
Hospital, St. Joseph Campus, where you'll join a collaborative clinical team,
make a meaningful impact, and enjoy everything Western New York has to offer.
Located in Cheektowaga, just minutes from downtown Buffalo, St. Joseph Campus is
a 125-bed hospital serving communities throughout Buffalo's eastern suburbs. Its
18-bed emergency department treats approximately 30,000 patients annually and
provides 24-hour physician coverage with daily advanced practice clinician
support.
An ED designed for patient-centered care. This emergency department features:
* 18 specially designed private treatment rooms
* Computer access for convenient bedside registration
* An open nurses' station that supports communication and teamwork
* A comfortable, two-story lobby
* An established hospital with more than 60 years of service to Western New
York
Here, you'll practice in a welcoming environment where teamwork matters, your
experience is valued, and every shift offers the opportunity to make a
difference.
Discover Life in Buffalo
Buffalo delivers the energy and amenities of a major city with a more
accessible, community-oriented lifestyle. Enjoy outstanding restaurants,
passionate professional sports, vibrant arts and culture, historic
neighborhoods, and year-round outdoor recreation, all within easy reach of
Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes, and the Finger Lakes. Whether you're looking to
grow your career, put down roots, or find a better balance between work and
life, Western New York offers plenty of reasons to stay.
Candidates should be board-certified or board-eligible in emergency medicine.
Physicians trained in family medicine or internal medicine with extensive
emergency medicine experience are also encouraged to apply. Bring your expertise
to a respected hospital, join an extraordinary emergency medicine team, and
build a career, and a life, you'll love in Buffalo.
Apply today to join our team in Buffalo!
Earn an estimated base compensation of $225 to $230 per hour, plus an enhanced
bonus opportunity for full-time candidates
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City Caption
Cheektowaga, New York
City Description
As one of the largest towns in New York State, Cheektowaga is centrally located
in Western New York. As a suburb of Buffalo, the town provides convenient access
to the New York State Thruway, Amtrak, NFTA-Metro and the Buffalo-Niagara
International Airport. Cheektowaga is just 10 minutes from the Canadian border.
There are plenty of cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities, both
here and within the City of Buffalo and other neighboring communities. You are
minutes from a performance by the highly regarded Cheektowaga Community Symphony
Orchestra or the wonderful Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Hometown amenities
include the New York State Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve and Walden Galleria,
the premiere shopping mall of Western New York.
Facility Caption
Part of the renowned Catholic Health system!
Facility Description
Opened in 1960 by the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph the Sisters Hospital, St.
Joseph Campus has been serving Cheektowaga and Western New York's Eastern
Suburbs for more than a half-century. Sisters of Charity Hospital was awarded
Healthgrades' highest rating in Total Knee Replacement for the second straight
year. This hospital is in the top five percent in the nation for Orthopedic
Services by Healthgrades in 2018. Sisters of Charity Hospital - St. Joseph
Campus meets the highest healthcare standards set forth by the Joint Commission.
Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus is part of the Catholic Health
System in Buffalo, New York. Catholic Health is a non-profit healthcare system
that provides care to Western New Yorkers across a network of hospitals, primary
care centers, imaging centers, and several other community ministries. The
emergency room at St. Joseph Campus is staffed by a team of certified emergency
physicians, physician assistants and nurses whose services are available 24
hours a day. The emergency department, constructed in 2005, features 18
specially-designed private treatment rooms with computer access for bedside
registration, as well as a comfortable two-story lobby and an open nurses'
station design that allows for greater family access.
Job Benefits
- Sign-on bonus for full-time candidates
- Flexible scheduling and collaborative leadership support
- Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness program and referral program
- Exclusive access to educational resources, professional development
- Opportunity to participate in our leadership development programs such as
- Potential to further your career by growing into local, regional and national
Key Responsibilities
The staff physician will provide high-quality emergency medical care within a collaborative clinical team at the St. Joseph Campus emergency department. Responsibilities include managing patient treatment in a 18-bed unit and working alongside advanced practice clinicians to ensure 24-hour coverage.
Requirements
Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in emergency medicine. Physicians trained in family medicine or internal medicine with extensive emergency medicine experience are also encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
In New York, the Emergency Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$353k (18 salary observations; 45 listings), vs ~$305k nationally (195 salary observations; 1,392 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 88% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$473k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $439k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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