About this role
Location:
Geisinger Lewistown Hospital (GLH)
Shift:
Days (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Worker Type:
Regular
Exemption Status:
Yes
Job Summary:
Geisinger is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to join our Hospital Medicine team at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
Position works on a shift-based schedule and does not accrue PTO or CME days.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hospitalist seeking the balance of a community-based practice with the resources, stability, and professional opportunities of the Geisinger system.
Geisinger Lewistown Hospital is a 123-bed acute care community hospital serving Mifflin and Juniata counties and surrounding communities. The hospital provides inpatient, outpatient, wellness, and community services and is supported by a medical staff representing a broad range of medical and surgical specialties.
Job Duties:
- Day shift: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- 7 days on / 7 days off
- 26 clinical weeks per year
- Inpatient-only hospital medicine practice
- Average daily census of approximately 15 to 17 patients
- Nocturnist coverage
- Specialty support available
- Open ICU
- No procedures required, with opportunities available for physicians who have an interest
- Fully integrated Epic electronic health record
- Moonlighting opportunities
- Opportunities for mentorship, professional growth, and advancement
As a Geisinger hospitalist, you will provide comprehensive inpatient care to hospitalized adult patients while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, care management, and specialty services.
Responsibilities include:
- Perform histories and physical examinations on admitted patients.
- Manage hospitalized adult patients throughout their inpatient stay.
- Conduct daily rounds and coordinate care with consulting specialists and the interdisciplinary care team.
- Provide inpatient consultations as appropriate.
- Develop safe, efficient discharge plans and perform discharge evaluations.
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation.
- Support high-quality, patient-centered care and effective utilization of hospital resources.
- Participate in quality, patient safety, and clinical improvement initiatives as appropriate.
These responsibilities align with the current Lewistown hospitalist duties used by Geisinger, including admissions, daily rounds, consultations, discharge examinations, and clinical documentation.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.