Northwell Health

Infectious Disease Physician- Riverhead, NY (Eastern Long Island)

Achieve True Work-Life Balance on the North Fork

Northwell Health’s Division of Infectious Disease is seeking staff Physicians to join our team at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, NY. The Division of Infectious Disease offers comprehensive care to patients with acute or chronic infections and is a leader in infectious disease control. We’re also shaping the next generation of professionals through world-class graduate medical education, and we’re conducting innovative research to transform our field and create a better tomorrow.

If you are looking for a highly manageable community-based practice with the robust backing of New York State’s largest healthcare network, this is the ideal opportunity. We offer a collegial environment, an excellent quality of life, and a predictable schedule in one of New York’s most beautiful coastal regions.

The Opportunity: Clinical Highlights

Manageable Workload: Average of just 8 new consultations per day, typically presenting with highly manageable, lower-complexity community-acquired and hospital-acquired infections.

Predictable Schedule: Dedicated inpatient consultation and follow-up, balanced by one designated weekly clinic day for outpatient consultations and continuity of care.

Focused Outpatient Panel: Opportunity to provide high-impact care to a small, established panel of HIV patients within the clinic setting.

Excellent Call Schedule: Enjoy your weekends. On-call expectation is just one weekend per month—and frequently less, thanks to the consistent support of two dedicated per diem rotators.

About Peconic Bay Medical Center

Founded in 1951, Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is a 144-bed non-profit community hospital serving as the premier healthcare hub for over 250,000 residents of eastern Suffolk County and Long Island's North Fork. PBMC features the area’s only Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, a Level III Trauma Center, and a NYS-Designated Stroke Center. Here, you get the tight-knit feel of a community hospital combined with the world-class resources, technology, and visionary graduate medical education of Northwell Health.

Located in Riverhead, PBMC sits at the gateway to Long Island’s famed North and South Forks.

Enjoy an exceptional quality of life surrounded by the North Fork’s historic harbor villages, acclaimed farm-to-table culinary scene, and over four dozen premier wineries.

Access breathtaking coastlines along the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound, pristine nature preserves, and renowned public beaches. Benefit from top-tier local school districts and diverse, welcoming communities—all within driving distance of New York City.

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals and 1,050 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 103,500 employees – 19,000+ nurses and 12,000+ credentialed physicians, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We are making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We are training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

For additional information and to apply, please contact OPR@northwell.edu