Penn State Health - Penn State Health Medical Group LLC
Location: US:PA: Hershey
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 1.0
Shift: Varied
Shift Differential: Exempt: Yes
Hours: Varies
Recruiter Contact: Please contact Kristen Brannen at [email protected] for additional information.
Opportunity Highlights
Join a thriving Division of Academic General Pediatrics with more than 40 dedicated providers who are deeply committed to outstanding patient care, innovative research, and exceptional teaching. This dynamic division delivers care across four well-established clinical sites in Hershey, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, offering both breadth and variety in practice.
Additional highlights include:
- A robust, team-based care model supported by outstanding administrative staff, a dedicated social worker, and comprehensive care coordination services.
- Access to nationally recognized programs and clinical expertise, including:
- Lactation Medicine
- Integrative Medicine
- Complex Care
- Access to numerous pediatric specialties that are co-located with general pediatrics including behavioral health
- Optional career development opportunity to serve as the Lancaster practice site’s Lead Physician with administrative effort to support this work
- Optional opportunity to round in the newborn nursery at the Children’s Hospital, contributing to early-life care in an academic setting.
- A strong and growing portfolio of clinical and translational research, with opportunities to align your academic interests.
- Rich educational involvement, including close collaboration with the Pediatric Residency Program and the T32-funded Primary Care Research Fellowship, co-led by division leadership.
- Board-certified or board-eligible physicians in General Pediatrics with an interest in academic medicine
- MD, DO, or foreign equivalent
- Eligibility for medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Interest in research is welcome and supported, but not required
- Competitive salary and comprehensive total rewards package
- Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
- Generous CME time and funding
- Long-term disability and life insurance, plus an exceptional benefits suite
- Penn State University tuition discount for employees and eligible dependents
Our freestanding Children’s Hospital in Hershey accommodates all pediatric needs in Central Pennsylvania. It is located near Lancaster and is a safe, family-friendly location, with access to excellent public schools. In Hershey, Pennsylvania our local neighborhoods boast a reasonable cost of living whether you prefer a more suburban setting or a thriving city rich in theater, arts, and culture. The Lancaster community offers an abundant range of outdoor activities, arts, and diverse experiences. We're conveniently located within a short distance to major cities such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York City, Baltimore, and Washington DC. We're proud of our community involvement and encourage you to learn more about our organization.
About Penn State Health:
Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across 29 counties in central Pennsylvania. It employs more than 18,000 people systemwide.
The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, Pa.; Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, Pa.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, Pa.; Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa.; Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, an 89-bed psychiatric hospital in Harrisburg, Pa., and 2,450+ physicians and direct care providers at 225 outpatient practices. Additionally, the system jointly operates various healthcare providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center and Hershey Endoscopy Center.
Penn State Health Lancaster Pediatric Center opened in 2022 to bring specialized pediatric care closer to families in Lancaster County and surrounding communities. The facility is approximately 47,000 square feet and is designed specifically for children, adolescents, and their families. Services include general pediatrics as well as numerous pediatric specialties, such as cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, pulmonology, hematology/oncology, nephrology, allergy/immunology, orthopedics, ENT, urology, dermatology, behavioral health, and sleep medicine.
Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s medical school. With campuses in State College and Hershey, Pa., the College of Medicine boasts a portfolio of more than $150 million in funded research and more than 1,700 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, other health professions and biomedical research.
All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position’s responsibilities.
WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?
Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.
Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
- Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
- Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
- Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
- Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
- Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.
WHY PENN STATE HEALTH MILTON HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER?
Penn State Hershey Medical Center is Central Pennsylvania’s only Academic Medical Center, Level 1 Regional Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, and Tertiary Care Provider. As a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, Hershey Medical Center values the hard work and dedication that our employees exhibit every day. Through our core values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence, our employees are a team committed to compassionate care for our diverse patient population, our community and each other. As a valued team member, we promote continued professional development, specialty certification, continuing education, and career growth.
YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence – that’s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That’s all you.
This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract. All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.
Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health’s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.
Union: Non Bargained