<p>A full-time Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Clinician opportunity is available at Mohawk Valley Health System in Utica, New York — a 379-bed regional medical center operating a 29-bed emergency department with 41,300 annual visits and designated Stroke Center status. The practice is part of a two-hospital system that includes a Level III Adult Trauma Center and Cardiac Center, with 72,000 combined visits per year across both campuses. A newly constructed regional medical center in Downtown Utica is expanding the ED to 47 treatment spaces and targeting 90,000 annual visits, positioning this as a high-growth, high-acuity practice environment for an APC ready to grow with the system.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance</li> <li>401(k) retirement plan</li> <li>Paid time off</li> <li>Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage</li> <li>Free CME and professional development resources through an affiliated national clinician institute</li> <li>Structured mentorship program with experienced emergency medicine physicians</li> <li>Association with one of the largest emergency medicine clinician practices in the United States</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>29-bed emergency department with 41,300 annual visits at current facility; expanding to 47 treatment spaces (ED exam, quick-turn, and trauma bays) with capacity for 90,000 annual visits in the new Downtown Utica regional medical center</li> <li>New facility also includes 6 dedicated Behavioral Health ED treatment rooms and 10 observation beds</li> <li>Designated Stroke Center with on-site CT scanner and direct, easy access to additional imaging modalities in the new facility, including a dedicated Medical Imaging Room</li> <li>Daily coverage model: 36 hours of physician coverage and 36 hours of APC coverage per day — a collaborative, team-based structure with clear APC integration</li> <li>Dedicated support staff including emergency medicine physicians, registered nurses, EMS personnel, laboratory technicians, and EKG technicians</li> <li>Part of a two-hospital system: partner campus is a Level III Adult Trauma Center and Cardiac Center, providing subspecialty backup and referral infrastructure</li> <li>Comprehensive inpatient service lines on campus: MBSAQIP-Accredited Comprehensive Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center, Labor and Delivery with Level II Nursery and Maternal Child Services, Oncology Inpatient Unit, Total Joint Orthopedic Program, Surgical and Ambulatory Services, Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, and Senior Network Health</li> <li>System-wide combined annual ED volume of 72,000 visits across both hospital campuses</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) with emergency medicine training or experience</li> <li>Active New York State licensure or eligibility to obtain prior to start</li> <li>Comfort managing the full spectrum of community and regional ED acuity, including stroke, trauma, behavioral health, and high-volume undifferentiated presentations</li> <li>Ability to function effectively within a collaborative physician-APC coverage model in a high-volume environment</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Utica sits in the Mohawk Valley of central New York, offering a cost of living well below the state average alongside genuine four-season recreation — the Adirondacks are within an hour's drive, and the Finger Lakes wine region is similarly accessible. The city is home to a diverse, growing population and a revitalized downtown anchored in part by the new regional medical center itself, making this a rare opportunity to join a community at a meaningful inflection point. Syracuse and Albany are each roughly an hour away, providing easy access to major-airport travel and urban amenities while maintaining a smaller-city quality of life.</p>