Staff Physician - Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine

Adolescent Medicine Physician

Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital Division of Adolescent Medicine is recruiting a BC/BE full-time Adolescent Medicine Physician.

Opportunity highlights:

• Join 4 Adolescent Medicine fellowship-trained pediatricians, as well as 2 nurse practitioners and other subspecialists
• Multidisciplinary clinical practice, with a concentration on pre-teens, teens, and young adults with subspecialty adolescent medicine disorders
• Divisional clinical activities include the treatment of complex medical/psychosocial disorders, eating disorders, weight management, substance abuse disorders, adolescent GYN, and male and female reproductive health.
• Clinical responsibilities involve both outpatient clinical work and consultation on inpatient units.
• Opportunity to teach medical students, residents, and fellows
• Opportunities to initiate and participate in clinical research and quality projects
• Academic rank is commensurate with experience
• As a member of the academic division, there are ample opportunities to initiate and participate in scholarly projects
• There is also a unique opportunity to enroll in our institution's Junior Faculty Development program. This is a mature program designed to assist junior faculty in the development of a project that can lead to a successful and fulfilling academic career

What we’re seeking:

· MD, D.O., or foreign equivalent

· BC/BE in Pediatrics

· BC/BE in Adolescent Medicine preferred

· Ability to acquire a license to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

· A strong commitment to patient care, medical student and resident education and research/scholarly activity is necessary.

 

What we’re offering:

· Highly competitive compensation package with guaranteed salary

· Generous benefits, including relocation assistance, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and malpractice Insurance.

· Vacation time, paid parental, and medical leave.

· CME allowance and time

· Peloton discount, on-site fitness centers, and other wellness benefits

· Penn State University tuition discount for employees and dependents

Community

· The area offers excellent public schools with many ranking in the top 100 in the state.

· Central PA offers vibrant urban areas surrounded by small town rural/suburban communities which affords exceptional cultural opportunities including the Harrisburg Symphony, museums, farmers markets and fine dining.

· For the outdoor enthusiast, we have ample opportunities for hiking - Appalachian Trail and many other trails, biking, boating/rowing - Susquehanna River, skiing, and hunting - surrounded by state game lands.

· Located within a short train ride or drive to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Baltimore.

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.

Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital is the top-rated and most comprehensive children’s hospital between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, fully equipped to treat the most severely ill or injured children with both the highest-level neonatal intensive care unit and a Level I pediatric trauma center. Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital physicians and nurses provide a full spectrum of support and highly specialized care to infants, children and adolescents. Located on the campus of Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa., the children’s hospital delivers exceptional care for children, including advanced treatments for complex medical conditions like heart disease and cancer. Our patients benefit from the highest quality of care, close to home. Beyond the hospital, child-friendly facilities provide access to expert pediatric specialty services within communities throughout the region.

 

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, Fitness Discounts (Facilities and Peloton), Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling, and PSH OnDemand.
• Be Balanced with Paid Holidays, Time Off, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Life Insurance, Malpractice Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported with Relocation Assistance (if eligible), Continuing Medical Education (CME), assistance provided by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development, Business Employee Resource Groups, and Virtual Benefits Orientation.

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.