Pediatric Cardiology - Physician

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Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) Shift: Rotation (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes Job Summary: Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a Pediatric Cardiologist to join our team. Job Duties: The ideal candidate will be board certified or eligible and be able to provide a full spectrum of general Pediatric Cardiology care. Special interests or skills are welcome. Join an experienced team including Cardiologists, Surgeons, Intensivists, Neonatologists, and support staff performing imaging, surgeries, and interventional cardiac catheterizations. The pediatric Cardiology program is well established and vibrant. This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist who is passionate about clinical academic medicine in a teaching environment . Geisinger is a large, modern, highly electronic, and fully integrated health care system committed to making better health easier for everyone . Clinicians work closely with administrat ors to provide the best possible care for our patients. We provide a full spectrum of care for a large segment of the population in rural Pennsylvania. Founded more than 100 years ago, the system includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers, and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually . Geisinger has strong long-term relationships with neighboring systems to provide specialty and tertiary care. Janet Weis Children’s Hospital (JWCH), located on the Geisinger Medical Center campus in Danville, is the region’s only dedicated 5-floor, 91 bed children’s hospital with full-service hospitalist and intensive care services. JWCH’s team of medical and surgical specialists provide care in over 30 pediatric specialties, including a 41 bed Level IV NICU and 14 bed Level I PICU . Our children’s hospital provides exemplary care for the children of central and northeast Pennsylvania. We have achieved top decile outcomes as measured by national collaboratives in pediatric critical care, pediatric trauma care, and neonatal care. Our Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cystic Fibrosis programs have been awarded national recognition. In addition to our Danville campus, Geisinger Wyoming Valley, in nearby Wilkes-Barre provides general pediatric care and neonatal intensive care services in a 14 bed Level III NICU. We offer healthcare benefits from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality. 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: 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.