Internal Medicine Physician - Outpatient Hematology Oncology

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) - Knapper Clinic in Danville, PA is seeking a BE/BC Internal Medicine Physician for the cancer institute's outpatient Hematology Oncology clinic.

Job Duties:

• Work with a team of Hematologists, Medical Oncologists, BMT specialists, Radiation Oncologists, Palliative Medicine physicians, AP’s, Hem/Onc fellows, and internal medicine residents
• Evaluate patients in the Cancer Concern Clinic – patients referred with a mass, enlarged lymph node, or other symptoms that require more evaluation.  Working closely with the cancer center team, this physician will guide work up of patients and then hand off to the appropriate Hem/Onc physician or return to PCP.
• Evaluate patients for same-day sick visits
• See benign hematology patients in follow up
• Attend Hematology and Oncology Tumor Boards
• Potential pathway to Hem/Onc fellowship by gaining experience/references in Hem/Onc

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.

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

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
• Monthly fellowship stipend available upon offer acceptance
• $4,500 in CME reimbursement and up to 15 days off/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)

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) is more than a hospital. It is central Pennsylvania’s most complete healthcare system, offering many services that are not available anywhere else locally. With more than 2,000 healthcare professionals and 505 licensed beds, GMC is the right choice for patients needing specialized, personalized care.

Designated as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Geisinger Medical Center is able to provide the highest level of care for patients suffering a stroke. As the only Comprehensive Stroke Center in the region, we are able to treat the most severe and the rarest stroke events any time of the day or night.

Geisinger Medical Center is central Pennsylvania’s only Level I Trauma Center. This means we are ready to treat any kind of traumatic injury. We provide round-the-clock complex critical care for patients suffering from life-threatening injuries.

With many nationally recognized, award-winning specialty areas and modern facilities, we offer virtually every type of care you and your family will ever need. Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, located on the GMC campus, is region’s only children’s hospital, providing the highest level of pediatric care across more than 30 specialties and subspecialties.

Perhaps just as importantly, we know great healthcare begins with listening to our patients. At GMC, we always remember that the word healthcare has two equally important parts.

Geisinger is comprised of 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, a college of medicine and a nearly 600,000-member health plan serving more than three million residents in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and beyond. We have approximately 26,500 employees, including over 1,700 employed physicians, all of whom share a commitment to quality healthcare.

You don’t have to put your life on hold to move healthcare forward. At Geisinger, you’ll engage with industry leaders to create new care delivery models and enjoy a work/life balance that gets you home in time for dinner. You’ll be there for your family, friends, and neighbors – making a difference at home and across the country.

Only at Geisinger.