Job Summary

Job Duties

Geisinger is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Plastic Surgeon to join our Plastic Surgery Department in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA.  The successful candidate will join an established plastic surgery team that works collaboratively with peers and other multidisciplinary providers, advanced practitioners and specialty staff (licensed and non-licensed).  The candidate must have excellent communication skills with a focus on improving patient access and patient satisfaction.  Microsurgery experience or fellowship training is preferred.  An integrated plastic surgery residency program was established in July 2018, so responsibilities will include participation in teaching, research, and program development.

Job details

• Provide a broad range of services including general plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery (body contouring, breast augmentation, breast lift, abdominoplasty, face lift, liposuction, eyelid lift, brow lift), breast reconstruction, maxillofacial trauma, and cancer/trauma reconstruction.
• Active involvement in the education of integrated plastic surgery residents.    
• Benefit from an established reconstructive and cosmetic referral base, generated from Geisinger and outside/private practice physicians and surgeons
• Fully integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) - EPIC

Living in Northeast Pennsylvania

• Safe neighborhoods, affordable housing, and natural beauty collide
• 2 hours to New York City and 2 to Philadelphia
• International Airport, Sporting Events, Ski Resorts, and Fine Dining, Community Arts and Cultural Centers
• 9 Universities and Graduate Institutions in the immediate area plus excellent public and private schools
• Local mountain range provides great fishing, skiing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and biking

GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER: (GWV), located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is an acute care hospital that is licensed for 274 beds, and houses the only Level II Trauma center in Luzerne County. The campus includes the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center, The Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital, the Janet Weis Children's Hospital Pediatric Unit, a transplant program and the Brain & Spine Tumor Institute. Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre is GWV's ambulatory campus.

GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (G-CMC), Scranton, Pa., is an acute care hospital licensed for 297 beds and houses the only Level II Trauma Center in Lackawanna County and Scranton's only neurosurgery program and adult in-patient behavioral health unit. It is also home to comprehensive cardiovascular and orthopaedic services, as well as a broad range of other surgical and radiological services. 

Position Details

• Interviews patients to obtain information such as symptoms, medical histories, and family histories. Performs and/or interprets diagnostic tests as needed.
• Diagnose and design a plan of treatment for injuries and/or illness. May prescribe or administer medications. Prepares, maintains, and reviews records that include patients' histories, examination findings, treatment plans, or outcomes. 

Work is typically performed in a clinical and office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education

Certification(s) and License(s)