Vascular Surgery Physician

Location:

Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC)

Shift:

Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Geisinger is seeking a BC/BE vascular surgeon to join the Heart and Vascular Institute team for the Geisinger-Community Medical Center (GCMC) or Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, located in Scranton/Wilkes Barre, PA

Job Duties:

About the GCMC/GWV position in Scranton/Wilkes Barre:

• The vascular surgery team at GCMC is currently made up of board-certified vascular surgeons and physician extenders. 

• This GCMC Vascular group coordinates care with the Geisinger GWV Vascular group thus sharing call on weekends between the two hospitals.

• General surgery and podiatry residents rotate on the service.

• The practice is limited to vascular and endovascular surgery – no general surgery.

• Approximately 60% of the practice is endovascular.

• One dedicated vascular surgery state-of-the-art endovascular suite located in the OR and one adjacent cath lab utilized for routine endovascular cases.

• ICAVL-accredited vascular lab with approximately 8000 studies per year run within the vascular department.

• Practice includes the full spectrum of vascular practice from carotid surgery/stenting to open aortic surgery and aortic stent grafts.

• Teaching hospital providing advanced care to the State of Pennsylvania using 7 Geisinger helicopters working to coordinate care at all three major Vascular hospitals (Scranton, Wilkes-Barre & Danville)

• Geisinger Commonwealth College of Medicine students rotate on a regular basis.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine 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 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

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.

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.