Location:

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital (GLH)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. This specialist works with large population groups as well as with individual patients to promote health and understand the risks of disease, injury, disability and death, seeking to modify and eliminate these risks.

Job Duties:

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Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program Director

Geisinger Lewistown

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic direction of the Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program.
• Maintain program accreditation in accordance with ACGME RRC and relevant boards.
• Recruit, interview, and select residents and faculty.
• Develop and implement resident performance evaluations based on ACGME Milestones.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum.
• Ensure faculty development and participation in scholarly activities.
• Oversee didactic education and ensure compliance with institutional requirements.
• Participate in research, scholarly activities, and quality improvement initiatives.
   

Required Qualifications:

• Specialty expertise and documented educational and administrative experience.
• Current certification from the American Board of Preventive Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine.
• Current medical licensure and appropriate medical staff appointment.
• Minimum of three years of documented educational and/or administrative experience.
   

Accountability/FTE Allocation:

• The Program Director will report to the Chief Education Officer and Vice Dean GME of Geisinger Health System.
• The position is allocated at 0.5 FTE. The Program Director may practice in their specialty for additional FTE.

Position Details:

Application Process: Interested candidates should submit their CV and application in Workday, and may reach out to Christie Blair, Provider Recruiter, at cblair2@geisinger.edu.

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.