Join the team of palliative medicine physicians and nurse practitioners in an established ACGME-accredited palliative medicine fellowship program to:

• Provide inpatient and outpatient care for more than 1,400 consults per year
• Work closely with all clinical services in our health system and help educate other healthcare providers
• Participate in future program expansion, including system-wide outreach
• Take part in opportunities to develop special interests and research in the field of palliative medicine

Geisinger offers competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package beginning day one, including CME time and allowance, medical malpractice coverage, paid relocation and more.

Please send CV and letter of interest to Dr. Mellar Davis, Director - Palliative Medicine, c/o Julie Dent, Talent Management, jdent1@geisinger.edu.     Not a J-1 opportunity

Job Title:                       Palliative Care Medicine Physician, Geisinger Cancer Institute

Location:                       Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

Work Type:                    Full Time

Hiring Manager:             Dr. Mellar Davis

Geisinger 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®, ProvenCare® and ProvenExperience®. As one of the nation’s largest health service organizations, Geisinger serves more than 3 million residents throughout central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania.

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.

Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

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 Magnet Hospital, 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.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.