Job Summary

Job Duties

Geisinger is seeking a BE/BC Fellowship trained Breast Surgeon to our system wide breast care team at Geisinger Wyoming Valley in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.

This is an opportunity to join a well-established, comprehensive, NAPBC-accredited breast program with a strong referral base and excellent relationships between colleagues, community and patients that is part of a large, stable health system.

About the practice:

• Team includes two fellowship-trained surgical oncologists, a dedicate Breast Nurse Coordinator and an Advanced Practice Providers.
• Approximately 200 cancer cases a year, high risk / inherited risk breast patients and benign breast disease patients seen as well
• Weekly Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic which includes the following disciplines: Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Trials, Social Work, Psychology /Behavioral Health, Plastic Surgery and Genetics.
• Outpatient Lymphedema Program
• Radiology services including dedicated breast MRI, Mammography and Ultrasound are provided in an ACR accredited breast facility.
• Participation in the cancer survivorship program
• This position offers education and research opportunities with Geisinger’s Northeast General Surgery Residency Program

Living in Northeast Pennsylvania

• Safe neighborhoods, affordable housing and place where natural beauty collide
• 2 hours to New York City, Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore
• International Airport, sporting events, ski resorts, and fine dining
• Multiple universities and graduate Institutions in the immediate area plus excellent public and private schools
• Local mountain range provides great fishing, skiing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and biking
• Enjoy a day trip to NYC, the Beach, or the mountains in the Poconos
• Progressive and diverse city region of over 550K

Position Details

A surgeon who is especially skilled in operating on the breast. A breast surgeon may biopsy a tumor in the breast and, if it is malignant, remove the tumor. A breast surgeon may also do breast reconstruction following a mastectomy for breast cancer. The surgeons who carry out this type of breast reconstruction may be breast oncology surgeons or plastic surgeons (surgeons trained in both these are known as oncoplastic surgeons).

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

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. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and 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. 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.

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.