Division Chief

Division Chief Opportunity

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is seeking a Division Chief in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Key Highlights

• Join a dynamic team of 6 full-time physicians, 2 full-time nurse practitioners, and a full complement of ancillary staff, including 2 GI nurses with expertise in IBD, feeding therapists, social workers, dieticians, and administrative staff.
• High-quality academic and clinical program with opportunities for growth and development.
• Academic appointments at the Associate or full Professor rank are based on qualifications.
• Nationally recognized and fully supported feeding clinic with outpatient feeding therapy, nutritionists, and psychologists.
• Infusion Center in the Children's Hospital for easy administration of biologics for IBD patients.
• Healthy work-life balance.

Requirements

• Medical degree (MD, DO, or foreign equivalent).
• Fellowship-trained, BC/BE in Pediatric Gastroenterology.
• Minimum 5 years of pediatric gastroenterology experience.
• Eligible for the rank of Associate Professor or higher.
• Proven leadership experience in an academic healthcare environment.
• A strong commitment to patient care, medical student and resident education, and research/scholarly activity is necessary.

About Penn State Health

• Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across central Pennsylvania.
• The Children's Hospital celebrated a new era of patient- and family-centered care with the completion of a three-floor vertical expansion in 2020.
• Among the first hospitals in the nation to be named a Level 1 Children's Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children's Surgery Verification Program.
• We are the only medical facility in Pennsylvania to be accredited as a Level 1 pediatric trauma center and Level 1 adult trauma center.
• 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, a specialty provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, in Harrisburg, Pa.; and 2,450+ physicians and direct care providers at 225 outpatient practices.

Community

• Hershey is a suburban community in a metropolitan area and one of the fastest-growing regions in the state.
• The area offers excellent public schools with many districts ranking in the top 100 in the state.
• Hershey is approximately 12 miles from Harrisburg, the state capital, and within a short train ride or drive to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Baltimore.

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