What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pulmonary Disease - Critical Care Physician - Academics Job with Geisinger in Danville, PA position at PracticeLink?
Why Geisinger?
Geisinger is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare innovation, education, and patient care. We’re seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Pulmonary Critical Care Physician to join our dynamic team at Geisinger Medical Center, our flagship tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital.
Position Highlights:
Serving over 1.5 million patients, Geisinger includes:
Geisinger is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare innovation, education, and patient care. We’re seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Pulmonary Critical Care Physician to join our dynamic team at Geisinger Medical Center, our flagship tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital.
Position Highlights:
- Flexible Schedule:
- 1 week ICU (10–12 hour shifts, mostly days)
- 2–3 days off
- Remaining days include bronchs, clinic, and teleconsults (8-hour days)
- 1 week inpatient consults (5 days, 8-hour shifts)
- Call: 1 weekend/month (first call covered by fellow)
- Academic Opportunities:
- Clinical and academic titles upon start
- Teach residents and medical students
- Engage in research, committees, and interdisciplinary programs
- Optional Sleep Medicine Practice for those board-certified in Sleep
- $60K start incentive
- Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage starting Day 1
- 41 total days off (PTO, holidays, CME)
- Generous retirement plan – over $15K contributed annually by Geisinger
- Parental and military leave
- Fully paid relocation
- Malpractice coverage with tail
- Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Close to Knoebels Amusement Resort, Camelback, Kalahari, and Great Wolf Lodge
- Enjoy hiking, skiing, mountain biking, and hunting in scenic Pennsylvania
- Easy access to NYC, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Baltimore
- Avoca International Airport just an hour away
- 475-bed Magnet-designated hospital
- Home to the region’s only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center
- Specialized services in neurosciences, cardiovascular, transplant, oncology, orthopaedics, and more
- Includes Janet Weis Children’s Hospital with 89 pediatric beds
Serving over 1.5 million patients, Geisinger includes:
- 13 hospital campuses
- A 600,000-member health plan
- 2 research centers
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- 32,000 employees, including 1,800 physicians
Salary : $15,000