Job Summary

Join our team and discover for yourself how Geisinger's award-winning, physician-led system focuses on patient care through innovative care models, compassionate providers and robust integrated technology.Geisinger is seeking a BC/BE allergy and immunology physician (MD or DO) for the multispecialty group in its Western State College, Pennsylvania location.  This is an outstanding opportunity for BC/BE allergist to join a large health system that is nationally recognized for innovation and quality care

Job Duties

This unique opportunity involves working closely with a physician assistant who sees most return and acute visits, oversees food and drug challenges and helps to supervise allergy immunotherapy.  The vision and mission of the practice is to continue to provide exceptional and excellent care for both our pediatric and adult patients with asthma, allergic diseases and immunologic disorders.

There is close collaboration with 7 other allergist/immunologists and 2 Physician Assistants throughout the Geisinger System in the central and Northeastern Pennsylvania area who will share call, interact and meet regularly through e-mail and televideo. There are multiple primary care and subspecialist physicians in the Western region who are a rich source of referrals. Local hospitals include the Mount Nittany Medical Center as well as Geisinger Lewistown Hospital.  Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Hershey Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh are major tertiary referral centers.

State College in western Pennsylvania is a diverse family friendly, low crime city and the home of The Pennsylvania State University.  It has many big city amenities in a rural location.  The area offers BIG 10 sports, arts and culture, excellent restaurants, highly rated public school district and easy access to hiking, biking trails, lakes for fishing, boating and other outdoor activities.  It is within a 2-3 hour drive to the Hershey/Harrisburg area as well as Pittsburgh; excellent cities with multiple big city amenities. This position comes with lucrative benefits and compensation package in a low cost of living area and allows an exceptional work life balance.

We take pride in the support we provide:

• Competitive straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures
• Excellent benefits package, including malpractice & tail coverage
• 20 days of paid vacation time annually plus paid holidays and 15 days for CME
• A 5% employer contribution to 401(k) plan
• Relocation package
• Support and leadership from a full range of dedicated, experienced specialists & subspecialists
• Professional opportunities for mentorship, growth and advancement

Position Details

Geisinger is a physician-led system is comprised of approximately 24,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 9 hospital campuses, two research centers, a 550,000-member health plan and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, all of which boosts hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

Education

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

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

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, from senior management on down, 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.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.