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Buffalo, New York

SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

Emergency Medicine Top 25% in Emergency MedicineNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$225-$230/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
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Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Looking to practice emergency medicine in Buffalo, New York? Grow your career
with us! TeamHealth has an excellent opportunity for a full-time emergency
medicine physician to join our team at Sisters of Charity Hospital! This 32,500
volume emergency department offers 30 hours of physician coverage and 8 hours of
advanced practice clinician coverage daily. This facility is conveniently
located near the Great Lakes and is just a short drive to Toronto, making it a
wonderful place to live and work.

The partnership between TeamHealth and Catholic Health provides you with the
opportunity to practice emergency medicine in a community setting, while
enjoying access to a world-class network of EM clinicians and resources to help
maximize your career growth. We are interviewing now! If you are board certified
or board eligible in emergency medicine or have extensive EM experience as a
primary care-trained physician, you are welcome to apply! Come join our
established practice in Buffalo and begin your EM career in Western New York
today!

Competitive Compensation, with an estimated salary range of $225 to $230 hourly.

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City Caption

More than just wings!

City Description

Buffalo, New York, is located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake
Erie and is the second most populous city in the state. Buffalo is a city rich
with culture and history. The entertainment scene includes fine collections of
modern and contemporary art, an award-winning philharmonic orchestra,
professional sporting events, incredible outdoor activities, and festivals like
the National Buffalo Wing Festival. Get ready for architectural masterpieces by
Frank Lloyd Wright and others, world class modern art at the Albright-Knox Art
Gallery, and countless festivals and events, because Buffalo is alive with
things to do and discover! If shopping is your thing, you'll find everything
from hip boutiques in Buffalo's trendy Elmwood Village neighborhood to major
department stores at a number of local shopping centers and malls, including the
Walden Galleria. If you want fine-dining, Buffalo offers a diverse and
sophisticated culinary scene. As an "All American City," a gateway to one of the
Seven Wonders of Wonders of the Natural World, and a center of commercial
development and cultural activity, Buffalo inspires. And with a new master plan
for schools, a newly designed award-winning airport, and innovative efforts to
bring the region's economy to a new level, Buffalo moves.

Facility Caption

A non-profit, faith-based hospital

Facility Description

An award-winning facility, Sisters of Charity Hospital is a non-profit,
faith-based acute care facility with 427 beds. Sisters of Charity provides a
full continuum of care services to Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding
communities and is well-recognized for its excellence in cardiac, orthopedic,
pediatric, pulmonary, and vascular care, in addition to a myriad of awards
regarding patient safety, quality and value. Sisters of Charity is a part of
Catholic Health, a non-profit health care system providing care to residents
across Western New York.

Job Benefits

  • Access to a nationwide network of world-class emergency medicine experts
  • Employee assistance program
  • Access to professional development tools, educational resources and CME
  • Stability of a respected industry leader
  • Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness program and referral program

Key Responsibilities

The staff physician will provide emergency medical care at Sisters of Charity Hospital in a community setting. They will collaborate with a network of EM clinicians to ensure high-quality patient outcomes and service excellence.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in emergency medicine, or possess extensive EM experience as a primary care-trained physician. The role is open to new graduates and requires a commitment to full-time clinical practice.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Cardiac careOrthopedic carePediatric carePulmonary care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN at Team Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Emergency Medicine — ranked against 919 active Emergency Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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).

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 8 employers

3
<$350k
15
$350k-400k
5
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
18% this job
Sign-on bonus
9%
Relocation assistance
9%
Loan repayment
5%

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Work-life snapshot

6.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Emergency Medicine

  • No call

Living in Buffalo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,425/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.8
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Team Health

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5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Access to nationwide network of emergency medicine experts
Employee assistance program
Professional development tools and CME through TeamHealth Institute
Clinician wellness program
Referral program