Description
Penn State Health Children’s Hospital Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology is recruiting a Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Physician.
Opportunity highlights:
- A growing division of 5 physicians and 3 CRNPs.
- A full complement of ancillary staff including excellent administrative and clinical support.
- We value education and provide exceptional teaching for allergy and immunology fellows, pediatric and family medicine residents, and medical students in a variety of settings.
- Our Pediatric Allergy and Immunology outpatient clinic cares for a variety of allergy and immunology patients including those with common allergic conditions to those with complex immunologic disorders. We have both an active oral food challenge program and an oral immunotherapy program, staffed by specially trained nurses.
- We provide inpatient consultation support to our Children’s Hospital and are a SCID newborn screening referral and transplant center.
- We actively pursue scholarly, quality improvement, and research interests
- Academic appointment commensurate with level of candidate experience.
What we’re seeking:
- MD, D.O., or foreign equivalent
- BC/BE in Pediatrics
- Fellowship trained, BC/BE in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Ability to acquire a license to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- A strong commitment to patient care, medical student and resident education and research/scholarly activity is necessary.
What we’re offering:
- Highly competitive compensation package with guaranteed salary
- Generous benefits, including relocation assistance, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and malpractice Insurance.
- Vacation time, paid parental and medical leave.
- CME allowance and time
- Peloton discount, on-site fitness centers, and other wellness benefits
- Penn State University tuition discount for employees and dependents
Interested candidates, please contact Patty Shipton, CPRP, Senior Physician Recruiter, at pshipton@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
Area highlights:
Our freestanding Children’s Hospital located in Hershey PA is near Harrisburg Pa (Our state capital) and is a safe, family-friendly location, with access to excellent public schools. Hershey, PA, our local neighborhoods boast a reasonable cost of living whether you prefer a more suburban setting or thriving city rich in theater, arts, and culture. Known as the home of the Hershey chocolate bar, Hershey's community is rich in history and offers an abundant range of outdoor activities, arts, and diverse experiences. We're conveniently located within a short distance to major cities such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, NYC, Baltimore, and Washington DC. We're proud of our community involvement and encourage you to learn more about our organization.
About Penn State Health:
Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across 29 counties in central Pennsylvania. It employs more than 18,000 people systemwide.
The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Children’s Hospital and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, PA.; Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, PA.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, PA.; Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, PA.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, PA.; Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, an 89-bed psychiatric hospital in Harrisburg, PA., and 2,450+ physicians and direct care providers at 225 outpatient practices. Additionally, the system jointly operates various healthcare providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center and Hershey Endoscopy Center
In 2017, Penn State Health partnered with Highmark Health to facilitate creation of a value-based, community care network in the region.
Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s medical school. With campuses in State College and Hershey, PA, the College of Medicine boasts a portfolio of more than $150 million in funded research and more than 1,700 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, other health professions and biomedical research.
Penn State Health is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is unapologetically expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
