Family Medicine Residency Core Faculty

Geisinger Primary Care South Wilkes-Barre is seeking an experienced board-certified Family Medicine, for a family medicine physician and Family Medicine Residency Core Faculty position, in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Job Duties

Geisinger Primary Care South Wilkes-Barre is the home of the Kistler Family Medicine Residency program, a three-year dedicated family medicine residency clinic. Provides preventive care for newborns to elderly patients. Our physicians also provide chronic disease management care for patients with diabetes, heart disease and lung disease, just to mention a few.

At the clinic you will experience:

• Nurse call center to assist with on-call workload
• Nurse coordinators support high needs patients
• Centralized prescription refill team
• Interdisciplinary team and quick access to specialty services
• Epic EMR universal throughout Geisinger

In addition to treating all patient ages, the physician Core faculty member will:

• Teach, evaluate, and provide formative feedback to residents.
• Support the program leadership in developing, implementing, and assessing curriculum, mentoring residents, and assessing residents progress.
• Participate in non-clinical activities related to resident education and program administration. Examples of these nonclinical activities include, but are not limited to, interviewing and selecting resident applicants, providing didactic instruction, mentoring residents, simulation exercises, completing the annual ACGME Faculty Survey, and participating on the program s Clinical Competency Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, and other GME committees.

Living and working here, you ll join one of our tight knit communities and experience a quality of life you can t get elsewhere. You ll have opportunities to better your life and make a difference.

We take pride in the support we provide our physicians:

• Compensation base begins at $330k
• Up to $250k recruitment incentives
• Continuing medical education 15 working days and $4,500 CME funds
• Fully paid relocation
• 401k Geisinger annually contributes over $15k
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Position Details

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least three years of clinical experience and be American Boards of Family Medicine (ABFM) or American Osteopathic Boards of Family Medicine (AOBFM) board certified. Prior teaching experience (residents and/or students) is preferred.

Education Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required) Certification(s) and License(s) Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania Skills Professional Etiquette; Systems-Based Practice; Patient Care And Procedural Skills About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn and Twitter .

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.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier 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.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.