Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 725722(Include on all documents)
Tour of Duty: Monday through Friday (8:00am -4:30pm)
Albany, the capital of New York State, is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, approximately 150 miles north of New York City. It is included in the Capital District along with Schenectady and Troy, encompassing four counties with a population of over 600,000. Albany serves as a major seaport and transportation center offering diverse opportunities in many areas.
The Stratton VA Medical Center, part of VA Health Care Upstate New York, is located in the heart of Albany, New York. Located in the capital of New York State, this medical center serves veterans in a 100-mile radius. Opened in 1951, the medical center serves veterans in 22 counties of Upstate New York, Western Massachusetts and Vermont.
The Stratton VA Medical Center provides specialized medical services such as: cardiac catheterization, cardiac rehabilitation, nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, stereotactic radiosurgery, hospice/palliative care, adult day health care, post-traumatic stress disorder, compensated work therapy, memory clinic, geriatric assessment, nursing home and respite care. In addition, we offer a Women Veterans Health Program that addresses a variety of health care needs specific to women veterans. Services include gynecology, bone density screening and on-site mammography. There is also extensive diagnostic laboratory medicine and radiology including computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.
The primary care program provides services at the medical center and at several community based outpatient clinics in: Glens Falls, Sidney, Elizabethtown, Schenectady, Troy, Kingston, Plattsburgh, Malone, Clifton Park, Fonda, and Catskill, as well as one in Bennington, Vermont. These practices serve an integral role in the provision of expanded primary and preventive medical services.