Geisinger Health System is seeking a director of pediatric endocrinology for Janet Weis Children’s Hospital at Geisinger Medical Center, located in Danville, Pa.

Join a team of 4 pediatric endocrinologists, plus an advanced practitioner and two certified diabetes educators, dedicated to patient-centered, high quality medical care.

Opportunity is 75% outpatient and 25% inpatient care with 90% focusing on clinical work and 10% administrative

Offering a 5-day work week (M-F) 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, with inpatient rounds for call on weekend; call schedule is 1:6

Average 12-15 patients per day; patient mix is 62% Diabetes and 38% Endocrine

Utilizes a mature, fully-integrated EPIC electronic health record, connecting a comprehensive network of 30 community medical groups located throughout Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania

Academic responsibilities include some teaching to residents and medical students

Clinical research is encouraged but not required

For more information, please visit geisinger.org/careers or contact: Frank Maffei, MD, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital C/O Kathy Kardisco, Department of Professional Staffing, at 570-214-4460 or kkardisco@geisinger.edu.

 

Geisinger fosters an atmosphere of clinical excellence while offering the best of life in small-town America-good schools, safe neighborhoods with affordable housing and a wealth of cultural and recreational activities. The surrounding natural beauty provides opportunities for fishing, skiing, canoeing, hiking and mountain biking. Urban life is easily accessible, with NewYork, Baltimore, Philadelphia or Washington DC just an afternoon’s drive away.

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), located 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 MagnetHospital, maintains the region’s only Level 1 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.

Janet Weis Children’s Hospital (JWCH), located on GMC’s campus in Danville, is the region’s only dedicated 5 floors, 89 bed children's hospital with a full-service hospitalist program. JWCH provides medical malpractice insurance with tail coverage.

About Geisinger

Geisinger Health System is an integrated health services organization widely recognized for its innovative use of the electronic health record and the development of innovative care delivery models such as ProvenHealth Navigator® and ProvenCare®. As one of the nation’s largest health service organizations, Geisinger serves more than 3 million residents throughout 45 counties in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania, and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of AtlantiCare, a National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient. The physician-led system is comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 12 hospital campuses, two research centers and a 510,000-member health plan, all of which leverage an estimated $8.9 billion positive impact on the Pennsylvania economy. Geisinger has repeatedly garnered national accolades for integration, quality and service. In addition to fulfilling its patient care mission, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or follow the latest Geisinger news and more on Twitter and Facebook.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunities Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply
RECRUITER:KATHRYN A. KARDISCO
kkardisco@geisinger.edu
570-214-4460 54460

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.  Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.