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Community Based Pediatrician

Employer
Geisinger
Location
Montoursville, Pennsylvania
Posted Date
Jul 3, 2019
Reference
59964

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Specialty
Pediatrics, General
Position Type
Permanent

Job Details

JOB TITLE: Community Based Pediatrician

LOCATION: Lycoming Community Practice, Montoursville, PA

DEPARTMENT: Pediatrics

WORK SCHEDULE: Monday - Thursday 8AM - 7PM, Friday 8AM - 5PM, each physician takes 1 evening. Call includes 1 in 4 weekends, 1 in 4 nights. Weekend shift is 8AM - 12

WORK TYPE: Full Time

Geisinger has an exciting opportunity for a B/C/BE Pediatrician to join and grow our community based pediatric clinic in Montoursville, PA. There are exciting things coming to this practice, including moving into a brand new, state of the art micro-hospital.

The practice will consist of 2 Pediatricians, 2 Nurses, and 2-3 front desk support staff. You will see 18-24 patients per day, with potential to grow. Shifts are Monday - Thursday 8AM - 7PM, Friday 8AM - 5PM, each physician takes 1 evening. Call includes 1 in 4 weekends, 1 in 4 nights. Weekend shift is 8AM - 12PM.

We offer a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Competitive straight salary model linked to quality and values vs. productivity; with a $15K forgivable loan incentive

• Full relocation

• Health Insurance benefits beginning on day 1

• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage

• CME

• Four weeks of paid vacation time annually, plus paid holidays

• A 5% employer contribution to 401K plan

There are also opportunities to precept medical students and residents.

For more information, please contact Betsy Kelchner at brkelchner@geisinger.edu

General Pediatric Office - Montoursville: This is a mature office with a relatively high patient volume and with the new Healthplex we are anticipating new patients and referrals. We will consider a new graduate or an experienced Pediatrician to care for a mix of patient demographics. There are currently 2-3 patient rooms as schedules allow, and within the next year and the construction of the new Healthplex, more space will be available.

Healthplex Services: This brand new 115,000 square foot micro-hospital is slated to open in the fall of 2020 and will be equipped with three operating suites to handle elective outpatient surgeries, short-stay surgical cases, low risk emergent surgical cases, and procedural capacity (e.g. endoscopy). A broad range of specialty services, including Pediatric Cardiology, will be available on-site as well as the resources of Geisinger's expanded network of sub-specialists throughout the system.

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: (GMC), located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children's Hospital. GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region's only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women's health (in the Women's Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics. The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus.

ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.

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Join an organization that’s leading healthcare change.

Geisinger is comprised of 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, a college of medicine and a nearly 600,000-member health plan serving more than three million residents in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and beyond. We have approximately 26,500 employees, including over 1,700 employed physicians, all of whom share a commitment to quality healthcare.

You don’t have to put your life on hold to move healthcare forward. At Geisinger, you’ll engage with industry leaders to create new care delivery models and enjoy a work/life balance that gets you home in time for dinner. You’ll be there for your family, friends, and neighbors – making a difference at home and across the country.

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