Otolaryngologist

UPMC•York, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Pinnacle Health Medical Services located at U. S. Steel Tower, 57th Floor, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, seeks an Otolaryngologist to provide operative and non-operative management to patients with conditions of the ear, nose and throat (“ENT”) and related structures of the head and neck, examine patients for symptoms indicative of ENT disorders, study diagnostic images and prescribe medications as necessary, provides ENT care to patients within UPMC Pinnacle and other determined contracted facilities, cooperates with any physician recruited to the Practice to ensure that ENT services, both elective and emergent, are available continuously at UPMC Pinnacle and applicable Affiliates, works cooperatively with all of the medical staff of UPMC Pinnacle and Affiliates, including, but not limited to, the staff of the Department of ENT, Physician Assistants, the staff of the Department of Anesthesia, and the employees of UPMC Pinnacle and Affiliates, attends administrative and clinical committee meetings as assigned, assists in all aspects of UPMC Pinnacle’s quality assurance and process improvement projects, actively promotes and attempts to increase the volume of ENT cases at UPMC Pinnacle and Affiliates, if another physician is, or physicians are, recruited into the practice, actively assists in marketing the Practice to increase patient volume, at all times acts with respect toward all colleagues, staff and employees of UPMC Pinnacle and Affiliates, uses and advocates for the use of evidence-based medical practices and care protocols, works with the ENT Services and Members of Administration to optimize resource utilization in both the inpatient and outpatient setting, follows all UPMC Pinnacle and Hanover rules and regulations applicable to employees and members of the Medical Staff, adheres to quality standards as set forth by relevant professional associations, participates in conferences and other forums, provides on-call coverage for ENT where appropriately credentialed, with night and weekend call on a rotating basis, consistent with Physician’s FTE status, supports ENT in the financial management of the practice and in promoting teamwork of staff members. Including, but not limited to charging and diagnoses appropriate to the level of care provided. Has ability to work from home, if necessary- not on a regular basis.

Requirements

Requires a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy or its equivalent or its foreign equivalent
Must have completed a residency in Otorhinolaryngology. A foreign residency/fellowship is acceptable
Must be eligible for medical licensure in Pennsylvania

Responsibilities

Provide operative and non-operative management to patients with conditions of the ear, nose and throat (“ENT”) and related structures of the head and neck
Examine patients for symptoms indicative of ENT disorders
Study diagnostic images and prescribe medications as necessary
Provides ENT care to patients within UPMC Pinnacle and other determined contracted facilities.
Cooperates with any physician recruited to the Practice to ensure that ENT services, both
elective and emergent, are available continuously at UPMC Pinnacle and applicable Affiliates.
Works cooperatively with all of the medical staff of UPMC Pinnacle and Affiliates, including, but not limited to, the staff of the Department of ENT, Physician Assistants, the staff of the Department of Anesthesia, and the employees of UPMC Pinnacle and Affiliates.
Attends administrative and clinical committee meetings as assigned.
Assists in all aspects of UPMC Pinnacle’s quality assurance and process improvement projects.
Actively promotes and attempts to increase the volume of ENT cases at UPMC Pinnacle and Affiliates.
If another physician is, or physicians are, recruited into the practice, actively assists in marketing the Practice to increase patient volume.
At all times acts with respect toward all colleagues, staff and employees of UPMC Pinnacle and Affiliates.
Uses and advocates for the use of evidence-based medical practices and care protocols.
Works with the ENT Services and Members of Administration to optimize resource utilization in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Follows all UPMC Pinnacle and Hanover rules and regulations applicable to employees and members of the Medical Staff.
Adheres to quality standards as set forth by relevant professional associations.
Participates in conferences and other forums.
Provides on-call coverage for ENT where appropriately credentialed, with night and weekend call on a rotating basis, consistent with Physician’s FTE status.
Supports ENT in the financial management of the practice and in promoting teamwork of staff members. Including, but not limited to charging and diagnoses appropriate to the level of care provided
Has ability to work from home, if necessary, not on a regular basis