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Posted: 08-May-26
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: R-79875
Job Summary
Geisinger Laboratory Medicine is searching for a board-certified MD, PhD, or MD, PhD (or equivalent) Clinical Microbiologist to join the Department of Laboratory Medicine within the Diagnostic Medicine Institute. Laboratory Medicine at Geisinger seeks an experienced doctoral-level clinical or molecular microbiologist at the associate to full professor level for the infectious disease diagnostic team. Teams are innovative in enhancing patient care and demonstrating the value of actionable hospital-based microbiology services.
Job Duties
Candidates should be an MD/DO with board certification or eligibility in clinical pathology or microbiology, and eligible for licensure in Pennsylvania, or a PhD in a biological, chemical, or molecular science with ABMM board certification or eligibility. Qualification or eligibility as a Laboratory Director under CAP and CLIA is required, with experience in a CAP-accredited or equivalent clinical environment required.
Education
Doctoral Degree- (Required)
Experience
Certification(s) and License(s)
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, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
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About Geisinger
At Geisinger, our innovative ideas are inspired by the communities we serve – like our Fresh FoodFarmacy, a program that delivers life-saving healthy alternatives to patients with diabetes. With additional tools like our MyCode Community Health Initiative, one of the first health system genome sequencingprograms, and our new asthma app suite that we developed in partnership with AstraZeneca, it’s no wonder we’re ranked one of the Top 5 Most Innovative Healthcare Systems by Becker's Hospital Review. We continually work towards continuous improvement in a culture where everyone has a voice and firmly believe that better begins with all of us.Founded more than 100 years ago, Geisinger serves more than three million residents throughout central, south-central and northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Our physician-led system is comprised of 30,000 employees, including 1,600 employed physicians, and consists of 1...3 hospital campuses, the Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and two research centers. What you do at Geisinger shapes the future of health and improves lives – for our patients, communities, and you.
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Posted: 08-May-26
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: R-79875
Job Summary
Geisinger Laboratory Medicine is searching for a board-certified MD, PhD, or MD, PhD (or equivalent) Clinical Microbiologist to join the Department of Laboratory Medicine within the Diagnostic Medicine Institute. Laboratory Medicine at Geisinger seeks an experienced doctoral-level clinical or molecular microbiologist at the associate to full professor level for the infectious disease diagnostic team. Teams are innovative in enhancing patient care and demonstrating the value of actionable hospital-based microbiology services.
Job Duties
- Oversee all aspects of Clinical Microbiology, collaborating with two other directors, providers, operational teams, and healthcare leadership. Full integration with infectious disease providers, pharmacists, quality teams, and other stakeholders.
- Pre- and post-analytical aspects of infectious disease diagnostics, customer care, and client services, and value-based care
- Integrated and standardized laboratory services include phenotypic, proteomic, biomarkers, and molecular methods
- Diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship and experience with antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods, including genetic resistance mechanisms
- Standardized clinical, operational, quality, regulatory, and financial success for nine hospital-based laboratories, over 80 clinics, and external clients
- Academic appointment in the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is standard; teaching includes medical students, residents, fellows, clinical laboratory scientists, and other allied health professionals.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, strategic thinking, project management expertise, and a solid understanding of group dynamics
- Remote call capability and telemicroscopy
- Total laboratory services test more than 15 million laboratory tests per year
- 44 pathologists and PhDs on staff
Candidates should be an MD/DO with board certification or eligibility in clinical pathology or microbiology, and eligible for licensure in Pennsylvania, or a PhD in a biological, chemical, or molecular science with ABMM board certification or eligibility. Qualification or eligibility as a Laboratory Director under CAP and CLIA is required, with experience in a CAP-accredited or equivalent clinical environment required.
Education
Doctoral Degree- (Required)
Experience
Certification(s) and License(s)
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, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
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About Geisinger
At Geisinger, our innovative ideas are inspired by the communities we serve – like our Fresh FoodFarmacy, a program that delivers life-saving healthy alternatives to patients with diabetes. With additional tools like our MyCode Community Health Initiative, one of the first health system genome sequencingprograms, and our new asthma app suite that we developed in partnership with AstraZeneca, it’s no wonder we’re ranked one of the Top 5 Most Innovative Healthcare Systems by Becker's Hospital Review. We continually work towards continuous improvement in a culture where everyone has a voice and firmly believe that better begins with all of us.Founded more than 100 years ago, Geisinger serves more than three million residents throughout central, south-central and northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Our physician-led system is comprised of 30,000 employees, including 1,600 employed physicians, and consists of 1...3 hospital campuses, the Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and two research centers. What you do at Geisinger shapes the future of health and improves lives – for our patients, communities, and you.
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