Location:

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift:

Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

$40K start incentive, insurance on your first day, malpractice with tail, PSLF Program!

The Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine division at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA, is seeking a board-certified/eligible physician with the desire to do advanced procedures, to enhance its growing Pulmonary Critical Care team. This full-time opportunity combines outpatient pulmonary care, inpatient pulmonary/critical care, and optional sleep medicine.

Job Duties:

Key Responsibilities:

• 1 week ICU: 12-hour days (7 days; mostly days. Some swings/nights).
• 2 days off post ICU
• 1 week inpatient consults, studies, etc: 8-hour days (5-7days; days only). Call from home
• 2 weeks clinic, tele consults and fellow clinic: 8-hour days (volume: 12-14 patients/day). Blocked PFT reading time of 1 hour/day
• Typical clinic day consists of 6 hours of patient contact time and 2 hours of administrative discretionary time
• Opportunity to participate in clinics focused on ILD, PH, COPD, Respiratory Failure and Inspire

Procedures & Teaching Opportunities:

• Perform scheduled procedures: EBUS at a minimum. Other procedures: navigational bronchoscopy, Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR), bronchial valves, ION robotic bronchoscopy, endobronchial biopsies, plus further advanced procedures program development
• Teach residents, fellows and medical students
• Participate in scholarly activities, committees, and research as well as interdisciplinary programs with Tumor Board (Thoracic Surg, ENT and Oncology)
• Receive both clinical and academic titles upon start at Geisinger College of Health Sciences

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation with $40k start incentive
• Health, dental, vision, prescription plans on day 1 of employment
• Total of 41 days of PTO, holidays, CME (in addition to post ICU days)
• Parental and military leave
• Generous retirement: Geisinger annually contributes over $15k
• Fully paid relocation
• Malpractice with tail coverage
• Geisinger qualifies for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!

Why Central PA:

• Exceptional balance of professional opportunity, lifestyle, and affordability—making it an ideal place to build both a career and a life
• The Danville area is close to various recreational attractions like Knoebels Amusement Resort, Hershey Park, Kalahari, Camelback & Great Wolf Resorts
• Lower cost of living
• Shopping, dining, sporting events, concerts, etc all nearby!
• Enjoy some of Pennsylvania’s best scenery, hunting, mountain biking, skiing and hiking
• Driving distance to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC & Baltimore
• Avoca International Airport, about an hour away, allows for endless travel opportunities

To learn more, please contact Tonya Harmon Boyer, Senior Provider Recruiter, at 570-854-1571 or [email protected].   

Position Details:

GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER (GMC), located in 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 I 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.

Education:

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

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Patient Care And Procedural Skills, Professional Etiquette, Systems-Based Practice

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, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.