Academic General Pediatrician
Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital, Division of Academic General Pediatrics, is seeking a General Pediatrician with strong interests in academic medicine and patient care to join our dynamic, collaborative, and growing team in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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 three 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
- Neonatology Follow-Up
- Tic and Movement Disorders
- Access to numerous pediatric specialties that are co-located with general pediatrics including behavioral health
- 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.
What We’re Seeking
- 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
What We’re Offering
- 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
Area highlights:
Our freestanding Children’s Hospital in Hershey accommodates all pediatric needs in Central Pennsylvania. It is located near Harrisburg (our state capital) 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. Known as the home of the Hershey chocolate bar and Hershey Kisses, Hershey's community is rich in history and 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.
In 2017, Penn State Health partnered with Highmark Health to facilitate creation of a value-based, community care network in the region.
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.
Penn State Health is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is unapologetically expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.