Location:

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital (GLH)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

$100K start incentive, insurance on your first day, malpractice with tail, PSLF Program!

The Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine division at Geisinger is seeking a board-certified/eligible physician to enhance its growing team. This full-time opportunity combines outpatient pulmonary care, inpatient pulmonary/critical care, and optional sleep medicine (up to 1 week/month). This dynamic opportunity is in the Geisinger Western Region (State College/Lewistown). Physicians may live in State College or Lewistown areas and practice at the Geisinger Healthplex State College in Port Matilda, PA and/or the Pulmonary Clinic in Lewistown with inpatient Pulmonary and Critical Care services at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, PA!

Job Duties:

Key Responsibilities:

• Work in a collegial team of 2 extremely experienced, kind and welcoming providers growing to a team of 4
• Combination of Pulmonary/Critical Care with 3 weeks of clinic, including procedures and 1 week of inpatient care/month
• Typical clinic day consists of 6 hours of patient contact time and 2 hours of administrative discretionary time

Procedures & Teaching Opportunities:

• Outpatient procedures include bronchoscopy, EBUS, thoracentesis, pleurx catheter placement, etc.
• Inpatient procedures include thoracentesis, bronchoscopy with EBUS, chest tube placement, ultrasound evaluation, central line/HD catheter placement, arterial lines, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, percutaneous trach and pleurx catheter placement
• Opportunity to teach Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Pulmonary Critical Care fellows, Family Practice residents and medical students
• Participate in scholarly activities, committees and research as well as interdisciplinary programs with Tumor Board (Thoracic Surgery and Oncology) at both cancer centers
• Receive both clinical and academic titles upon start at Geisinger College of Health Sciences

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation with $100k start incentive
• Health, dental, vision, prescription plans on day 1 of employment
• Total of 41 days of PTO, holidays, CME
• 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 Western PA:

• State College, home to Penn State University, offers a diverse culture, excellent public, private or charter schools, endless options for dining, theatre, sports and recreation, nightlife and more
• For those interested in quiet and rural adventure, the area offers fishing (blue ribbon fly fishing), hunting, hiking, biking, water recreation and more
• Flying schools both in State College and Lewistown
• Lower cost of living
• University Park airport provides easy travel opportunities

To learn more, please contact Tonya N. Harmon Boyer at 570-854-1571 or tnharmonboyer@geisinger.edu. 

Position Details:

GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL: is a 123-bed acute care community hospital serving the 80,000 residents of Mifflin and Juniata counties and members of the contiguous counties of Centre, Perry, Snyder and Huntingdon.  Established in 1905, the hospital provides inpatient, outpatient, wellness and community services while employing over 1,000 full-time and part-time employees and providing a medical staff consisting of more than 150 physicians and allied health practitioners representing specialties ranging from family medicine, internal medicine and cardiology to infectious disease and general/cardiovascular surgery. 

GEISINGER HEALTHPLEX STATE COLLEGE: is located just 5 miles from State College, PA. It is the largest multi-specialty clinic in the Geisinger System at 144,000 square feet and hosts a multitude of specialty clinics as well as a state-of-the-art outpatient surgery and endoscopy center. State College is consistently ranked as one of the top college towns and communities in America. Home of Penn State University, the downtown area is vibrant with the feel of a small city yet all the comforts of a small town. From arts and entertainment, sporting events, family activities, and a wealth of restaurants and nightlife venues, State College has no shortage of things to do.

Education:

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

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

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.