Physician Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

Geisinger is seeking board certified/board eligible Pediatric Emergency Medicine physicians for the department of Emergency Medicine at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV) located in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

At Geisinger, our innovative ideas are inspired by the communities, patients, and families we serve. We do things differently to reach our unique patient population in central, south-central, and northeast PA with high-quality pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) services. Our revolutionary approaches to local community outreach include tools like telemedicine, leveraging a robust EHR for pediatric-specific decision support to reach a previously PEM underserved population.

Geisinger Wyoming Valley's 4-bed pediatric zone was designed with babies, children, teens, and their families in mind. With over 50 certified PEM nurses throughout the system, quality, safety, and comfort are our top priorities. Children admitted from our emergency department are cared for in the GWV Janet Weis Children's Hospital pediatric unit and/or our level III NICU.

Geisinger is seeking candidates with superior clinical and interpersonal skills and a strong desire to participate in program development, medical education, and research. Candidates must be Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship trained.

At Geisinger, you have an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on your patients' lives! Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family, and our communities. With Geisinger, you can take advantage of:

Job Description

• Competitive compensation package
• Exceptional work-life balance with defined clinical hours - 1,544 hours/year
• Dual appointments in Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics
• Support from a full range of dedicated specialists and subspecialists, including in-house Neonatologist and Pediatric Hospitalists
• Ongoing enhancements to our fully-integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) - Epic
• Forgivable recruitment loan equal to $100k, paid within the first month of employment
• Monthly stipend available to current fellows upon signature of an offer letter

Position Details

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV), located in Wilkes-Barre, PA, is an acute care hospital that is licensed for 274 beds and houses the only Level II Trauma center in Luzerne County. The campus includes the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center, The Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital, the Janet Weis Children's Hospital Pediatric Unit, a transplant program, and the Brain & Spine Tumor Institute. Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre is GWV's ambulatory campus.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (Required)
• Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers, and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier 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.

Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and prescription coverage.