Job Summary

The Department of Pediatrics at the Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital is actively recruiting a dynamic and experienced general pediatrician with a strong interest in quality and safety to join our extensive pediatric primary care service. The successful candidate will have the option to practice in either Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, or Mountain Top, PA. The successful candidate will help advance our strong commitment to quality and safety while delivering exceptional family-centered pediatric care. This position offers a blend of clinical practice (80%) and leadership in quality and safety (20%).

Job Duties

· Clinical Practice: Provide comprehensive pediatric primary care as part of our regional practices, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to deliver family-centered, equitable, safe and best practice healthcare to children.

· Quality and Safety Leadership: The Director will utilize protected time to lead outpatient pediatric quality and safety initiatives. This includes advancing current successes and developing strategies to further enhance patient safety culture and ensuring adherence to best practices. The Director will access to multiple data bases that incorporate internal and collaborative metrics that allow us to track success and identify opportunities in pediatric quality and safety.

· Professional Development: Engage in ongoing personal education in quality and safety, with opportunities to educate peers and learners.

· Reporting Structure: This position reports directly to the Vice Chair of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics.

Qualifications:

· Board-certified General Pediatrics.

· Demonstrated experience of at least 5 years in general pediatrics with strong intertest in pediatric outpatient quality and safety initiatives.

· Additional leadership and or Quality and Safety experience strongly desired.

Opportunity Details

· Full time

· 24/7 hospitalist coverage

· Large call coverage group

· Stable group over 10 years

· New position to increase patient access

· Teaching opportunities

· EMR - EPIC

Incentives/Benefits

· Forgivable recruitment loan

· Relocation assistance

· Generous CME

· Comprehensive benefits package

· Claims made malpractice insurance and tail coverage

· Robust retirement plans

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills

Patient Care And Procedural Skills; Systems-Based Practice; Professional Etiquette

About 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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.