General Pediatrician

Geisinger • Lock Haven, PA

13h • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger Medical Clinic Lock Haven is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Physician in General Pediatrics. This role involves providing health maintenance and acute care for patients from newborn to 18 years of age. The physician will assess, diagnose, and implement treatment plans, making accurate entries into the electronic medical record, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and prescribing medical therapy based on evidence-based practice. This is an outpatient-only position with limited evening and weekend phone call coverage. The workweek is 20 hours, Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm, with occasional Saturday acute clinic coverage from 8 am-12 pm every 1:4-8 weekends, depending on provider complement. The clinic is a new multispecialty facility with primary care, some subspecialties, and Urgent Care on-site, along with lab, pharmacy, and radiology services. Social work and psychology support are available for the pediatric clinic, and pediatric subspecialty support can be accessed through outreach clinics or Chart Consults. There are also opportunities for participation in medical student education and as adjunct faculty at Geisinger School of Medicine.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)
• Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania
• Patient Care And Procedural Skills
• Professional Etiquette
• Systems-Based Practice

Responsibilities

• Provide health maintenance and acute care for patients newborn to 18 years of age
• Assess and establish a diagnosis and implement treatment plans for their patients
• Make accurate and complete entries into the electronic medical record; order and interpret diagnostic testing and consult as appropriate and prescribe appropriate medical therapy utilizing evidenced based practice
• Outpatient only, with limited evening and weekend phone call coverage
• 20-hour workweek: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm with occasional Saturday clinic coverage
• Saturday acute clinic 8am-12 pm every 1:4-8 weekends, dependent on provider compliment

Benefits

• healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners
• atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level