Movement Disorder Neurology

Job Title: Movement Disorder Neurology - Physician
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Physician
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Neurology Department
Date Posted: 08/26/2021
Job ID: R-00045
Job SummaryGeisinger seeks a BC/BE Movement Disorder Neurologist to join our growing team at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
Job Duties

Geisinger is one of the only centers in the region capable of treating movement disorders, including tremors from Parkinson’s disease.

Our team approach includes neurologists and neurosurgeons with specialty training in movement disorders. This level of expertise helps us tailor treatments, including therapies, medications and surgery, to determine the most appropriate care.

Our specialists, which also include neuropsychologists and neurophysiologists, perform detailed evaluations to determine how the movement disorder is affecting you. We regularly collaborate with multidisciplinary specialty teams to ensure quality care and successful outcomes.

Position Details

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.

EducationDoctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)
Certification(s) and License(s)Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania
Our Purpose & ValuesOUR 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, from senior management on down, 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.

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