PICU Physician Flex Per Diem

Location:

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift:

Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

The Division of Pediatric Critical Care at Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, Geisinger Medical Center in Danville PA is seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Intensivist in a flex per diem capacity. The successful candidate will join our staff of 6 full-time Board-Certified Intensivists and 2 full-time physician assistants.

Job Duties:

Our 14 bed PICU provides a comprehensive range of pediatric critical care services including the care of complex medical patients, pediatric trauma patients and cardiovascular surgery patients. We average 950 admissions to our PICU per year. In addition, pediatric intensivists and hospitalists run a highly successful sedation service performing over 800 sedations per year. National collaborative data (Virtual PICU Systems, pediatric trauma quality improvement program have demonstrated our PICU provides exceptional care with outcomes consistently in the top 10% of comparable children’s hospitals. We also maintain a collaborative affiliation with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and utilize their expertise for children requiring quaternary services.

Position Details:

Janet Weis Children’s Hospital:

• Is a 91 bed, 5 floor children’s hospital located on the campus of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.
• Is part of Geisinger Health System that serves as a regional referral system for more than 3 million citizens of central and northeastern Pennsylvania.
• Geisinger Health System is recognized as among the best Integrated Health Systems in the nation.

Education:

Doctoral Degree- (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.