Sleep Medicine Physician - Lewistown/State College, PA

Location:

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital (GLH)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Geisinger is seeking a Board-Certified Sleep Medicine Physician to join our growing, innovative, and highly collaborative Sleep team serving the Lewistown and State College regions.

Job Duties:

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver comprehensive outpatient Sleep Medicine care with potential to expand inpatient service offerings

• Provide clinical services at:

  • 4‑bed GLH Sleep Lab

  • Healthplex State College clinic and testing

  • 8‑bed Mt. Nittany Sleep Lab partnership

• Clinic schedule:

  • Monday-Friday, 8 am -5 pm

  • 30‑minute visits for all patient types

  • 6 hours/day of direct patient care, 2 hours/day of sleep study interpretation

  • 4 hours of admin time/week

• Interpret sleep studies with a minimum expectation of 5 overnight or equivalent home studies reported daily during dedicated read time

• Provide education to medical students, family practice residents, and support system-wide Sleep Fellowship activities

• Opportunities to engage in scholarly pursuits including research, QI, or academic collaborations as desired

• Take part in a light call schedule, mainly responding to occasional sleep lab issues

• Directorship opportunity for those with leadership experience and familiarity with AASM-accredited laboratory and standards

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Health, dental, vision, prescription plans on day 1 of employment

• Total of 41 days of PTO, holidays, CME

• Parental and military leave

• Generous retirement: Geisinger annually contributes over $15k

• Fully paid relocation

• Malpractice with tail coverage

• Geisinger qualifies for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!

Why Western PA:

• State College, home to Penn State University, offers a diverse culture, excellent public, private or charter schools, endless options for dining, theatre, sports and recreation, nightlife and more

• For those interested in quiet and rural adventure, the area offers fishing (blue ribbon fly fishing), hunting, hiking, biking, water recreation and more

• Flying schools both in State College and Lewistown

• Lower cost of living

• University Park airport provides easy travel opportunities

To learn more, please contact Tonya N. Harmon Boyer at 570-854-1571 or [email protected]. 

Position Details:

Education:

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

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Office Administration

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.