<p>Sisters of Charity Hospital – St. Joseph Campus in Cheektowaga, New York is recruiting a board-certified or board-eligible Emergency Medicine physician to join a 24/7 staffed emergency department serving the Eastern Suburbs of Western New York. The 18-room ED, built in 2005, is part of the Catholic Health System — a non-profit regional network with Joint Commission accreditation and a national top-5% Healthgrades ranking in Orthopedic Services. This is a full-time opportunity with sign-on bonus, flexible scheduling, and a clear pathway into local, regional, and national leadership roles for physicians who want to grow beyond clinical practice.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Sign-on bonus available for full-time candidates</li> <li>Flexible scheduling with collaborative leadership support</li> <li>Access to a clinician wellness program and clinician referral program</li> <li>Exclusive access to educational resources, professional development content, live events, and an active online community of Emergency Medicine physicians</li> <li>Leadership development programs including Leadership Education and Development (LEAD), Coach Development Academy, Women in Leadership (WIL), and the National Medical Leadership Conference (NMLC)</li> <li>Defined pathway to advance into local, regional, and national leadership roles</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>18 specially-designed private treatment rooms with computer access for bedside registration</li> <li>Emergency department constructed in 2005 featuring a two-story lobby and an open nurses' station design that supports greater family access and care coordination</li> <li>24/7 coverage model staffed by certified Emergency Medicine physicians, physician assistants, and nurses</li> <li>Part of Catholic Health System — a non-profit network spanning multiple hospitals, primary care centers, and imaging centers across Western New York, providing robust subspecialty referral and consultation infrastructure</li> <li>Joint Commission accredited facility meeting the highest national healthcare standards</li> <li>Healthgrades top-5% nationally for Orthopedic Services (2018); two-time consecutive recipient of Healthgrades' highest rating in Total Knee Replacement — reflecting a high-acuity orthopedic patient population in the ED catchment</li> <li>Serving Cheektowaga and the Eastern Suburbs of Western New York since 1960 — an established community hospital with deep regional roots and consistent patient volume</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Emergency Medicine</li> <li>Completion of an ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine residency</li> <li>Active New York State medical license or eligibility to obtain</li> <li>Comfort managing the full spectrum of community emergency department acuity, including medical, surgical, and orthopedic presentations</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Cheektowaga is a suburban community directly adjacent to Buffalo, New York, offering the lifestyle advantages of a quieter residential setting with immediate access to a major metropolitan area. Buffalo is home to a thriving arts and food scene, professional sports franchises, and world-class institutions including the University at Buffalo health sciences campus. The region sits minutes from Niagara Falls, Lake Erie, and the Finger Lakes wine country, with four-season recreation ranging from skiing at Ellicottville to summer boating on the Great Lakes — all at a cost of living well below comparable Northeast metros.</p>