Pediatric Surgeon- Per Diem

St. Luke's University Health Network•Bethlehem, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Luke's is seeking a Per Diem Pediatric Surgeon to provide high-quality, cost-effective medical care. This individual will participate in quality, patient satisfaction, and performance improvement initiatives. The role involves performing history and physical examinations, providing consultations, rounding on patients, and delivering care based on evidence-based medicine. The surgeon will also be responsible for timely communication with referring physicians, patients, and families, participating in patient and family education, and attending practice group meetings. Maintaining up-to-date medical records, submitting accurate billing information, and supervising Advanced Practitioners are key responsibilities. The position requires maintaining licensure through continuing medical education and fostering effective working relationships within the hospital and St. Luke’s University Health Network. Adherence to confidentiality, safety policies, and Service Excellence Standards is expected. Performance Improvement in clinical care, customer service, operations, and safety, along with financial responsibility, are also integral to the role. The surgeon will perform duties within their specialty and other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited medical school and completion of residency and/or fellowship in area of specialty.
Current or recent experience in area of specialty.
Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch.
Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation.
Seeing as is relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision.

Responsibilities

Performs history and physical examination of all patients seen.
Provides consultations on all patients as requested by other physicians.
Rounds on assigned patients and those patients who you are requested to see in collaboration with an AP as needed.
Provides cost effective, high quality care based on best practice evidence based medicine.
Makes best efforts to adhere to standardized orders and practice guidelines that have been approved by the medical staff.
Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development, and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
Provides regular, timely, and appropriate communication with referring physicians, patients, and their families.
Participates in the education of patients and their families.
Participates in regular meetings of the practice group.
Remains current with Medical Records documentation and responds in a timely manner to requests for chart review and completion.
Submits timely and accurate billing information.
Supervises Advanced Practitioners.
Attends appropriate continuing medical education so as to maintain Pennsylvania/New Jersey Licensure.
Demonstrates the ability to develop effective working relationships within the hospital and St. Luke’s University Health Network.
Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/ Entity as well as the proper release of information.
Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding issues of employee, patient, and environmental safety and follows appropriate reporting requirements.
Demonstrates/models the Network’s Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external).
Demonstrates Performance Improvement in the following areas as appropriate: Clinical Care/Outcomes, Customer/Service Improvement, Operational System/Process, and Safety.
Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes, and practices.
Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.
Performs duties as assigned and required within area of specialty.
Other related duties as assigned within provider’s particular specialty or service line.