Family Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Job Summary
Geisinger Primary Care South Wilkes-Barre is seeking an experienced board-certified Family Medicine, for a family medicine physician and Family Medicine Residency Core Faculty position, in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Job Duties
Geisinger Primary Care South Wilkes-Barre is the home of the Kistler Family Medicine Residency program, a three-year dedicated family medicine residency clinic. Provides preventive care for newborns to elderly patients. Our physicians also provide chronic disease management care for patients with diabetes, heart disease and lung disease, just to mention a few.
At the clinic you will experience:
- Nurse call center to assist with on-call workload
- Nurse coordinators support high needs patients
- Centralized prescription refill team
- Interdisciplinary team and quick access to specialty services
- Epic EMR – universal throughout Geisinger
In addition to treating all patient ages, the physician Core faculty member will:
- Teach, evaluate, and provide formative feedback to residents.
- Support the program leadership in developing, implementing, and assessing curriculum, mentoring residents, and assessing residents’ progress.
- Participate in non-clinical activities related to resident education and program administration. Examples of these nonclinical activities include, but are not limited to, interviewing and selecting resident applicants, providing didactic instruction, mentoring residents, simulation exercises, completing the annual ACGME Faculty Survey, and participating on the program’s Clinical Competency Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, and other GME committees.
Living and working here, you’ll join one of our tight knit communities and experience a quality of life you can’t get elsewhere. You’ll have opportunities to better your life and make a difference.
We take pride in the support we provide our physicians:
- Compensation base begins at $330k
- Up to $250k recruitment incentives
- Continuing medical education – 15 working days and $4,500 CME funds
- Fully paid relocation
- 401k – Geisinger annually contributes over $15k
- Learn more at, https://www.geisingerjobs.org/community-medicine
Position Details
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least three years of clinical experience and be American Boards of Family Medicine (ABFM) or American Osteopathic Boards of Family Medicine (AOBFM) board certified. Prior teaching experience (residents and/or students) is preferred.
Education
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)Certification(s) and License(s)
Licensed Medical Doctor - State of PennsylvaniaSkills
Professional Etiquette; Systems-Based Practice; Patient Care And Procedural SkillsAbout Geisinger
Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. 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. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.
Our Vision & Values
Everything we do is about making better health easier 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.
Our Benefits
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.
“When you’re doing what you love with teammates who feel like they’re family, you know you’re in the right place.”
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A place where you can lead a healthy lifestyle and follow your dreams.
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