Hematology/Oncology Division Chief - Central Pennsylvania

Geisinger's Cancer Institute is seeking a board certified Hematologist/Medical Oncologist to lead their growing central Pennsylvania region, based at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA and supporting community clinics in Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Hazleton & Pottsville, PA.

The Hem/Onc Division Chief establishes and leads execution of a strategic plan for the provision of department services across the organization, fostering a spirit of innovation in care delivery, maximizing the use of technology where possible to improve quality and enhance efficiency. The Chief will direct providers, faculty, residents and other clinicians, to optimize the care of patients, support research endeavors, and provide effective and meaningful educational programs across the department.

Geisinger has an exciting intellectual environment including the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, more than 50 graduate medical education programs and hematology/oncology as well as palliative medicine fellowship programs. The health system has been awarded NCI-NCORP designation and is committed to cancer clinical trial participation. The medical school is a leader in innovative education, with a curriculum emphasizing active learning, longitudinal clinical experiences, and community engagement.

Our providers work with fellows and residents to train the next generation of hematology and oncology physicians while also having the opportunity to get involved in Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, a leading education program with a curriculum emphasizing active learning, longitudinal clinical experience, and community engagement.

Our patients contribute to the MyCode Community Health Initiative with >275,000 patient genomes sequenced for research and real-time clinical applications. Providers interested in clinical or informatics research collaborate within Geisinger and across organizations to benefit our patients and the scientific community

Location: Living in central PA offers convenient community living, a balanced professional career, and proximity to New York City, Harrisburg and Philadelphia.

Job Duties:

Provides leadership, planning, organization, staffing, coordination and evaluation for organizations activities.

Responsible for the development and maintenance of the capital and operating budgets of the department.

Work collaboratively with the clinical, administrative and finance leaders to establish appropriate budgets for staffing and delivering all components of the clinical, research and education programs within the department.

Act as liaison with hospital administration and other hospital platforms to promote innovative care, teaching, and research in clinical departments.

Supervise and evaluate all institute physicians in clinical and assigned administrative duties.

Responsible for all quality improvement efforts in the department.

Directs and oversees the clinical, operational and financial management of the department.

May oversee one or more residency or fellowship programs.

Responsible for all organizational and accrediting and regulatory agency standards, policies and procedures.

We are proud of the support and opportunities we provide:

Highly competitive, straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures

Relocation assistance

Recruitment loan/sign-on bonus

Leadership stipend

Medical school loan reimbursement

Geography stipend available at select locations

$4,500 CME reimbursement and 15 CME days/calendar year

Comprehensive benefits package, including malpractice, tail coverage & retirement

Generous paid time off

Opportunity for career growth and for faculty position in Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Ability to enroll patient on clinical trials

Become part of a physician-led organization that supports work/life balance

Chance to care for patients in the comfort of their communities

Fully integrated electronic health record (EPIC)

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