Location:

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift:

Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

The Pediatric Gastroenterology Division of the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital at Geisinger Medical Center has an opening for an 7th full-time Pediatric Gastroenterologist. Our extremely collegial and congenial group is committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to the children of central and northeast Pennsylvania.

The Janet Weis Children’s Hospital is the tertiary care Pediatric Center for Geisinger Health System. Nationally recognized for its innovative approaches to health care, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital is one of only five ImproveCareNow centers in Pennsylvania.

In addition to a challenging and enjoyable clinical role, the successful candidate will also be actively engaged in the teaching of pediatric residents and medical students. Opportunities for research also exist. Geisinger has an exciting intellectual environment highlighted by the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton, PA. The medical school is a leader in innovative education, with a curriculum emphasizing active learning, longitudinal clinical experiences, and community engagement.

Job Duties:

• Schedule: M-F, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

• Pediatric GI Hospitalist provides 24 weeks call coverage annually

• Balance of annual call shared equally by 6 physician call group

• 3 APP’s assist with management of Epic In Basket

• AI dictation

• Telemedicine available

• 41 bed NICU

• 14 bed PICU

• Pediatric psychologist, nutritional support

• Affiliation with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Position Details:

• Forgivable recruitment loan

• Comprehensive benefits package

• Robust retirement plans

• Generous CME

• Relocation assistance

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.