What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Pediatric Critical Care Medicine position at Geisinger?
Our 14 bed PICU provides a comprehensive range of pediatric critical care services including the care of complex medical patients, pediatric trauma patients and cardiovascular surgery patients. We average 850 admissions to our PICU per year. In addition, pediatric intensivists and hospitalists run a highly successful sedation service performing over 800 sedations per year. National collaborative data (Virtual PICU Systems, pediatric trauma quality improvement program; TQUIP) have demonstrated our PICU provides exceptional care with outcomes consistently in the top 10% of comparable children’s hospitals. We also maintain a collaborative affiliation with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and utilize their expertise for children requiring quaternary services.
Division members are active leaders throughout the Children’s Hospital. Our Division provides leadership in essential programs including chronic ventilation, palliative care, respiratory care, sedation services and simulation. All Division members take an active role in the education of pediatric, med/peds, emergency medicine residents, medical students, and mid-level practitioners. Faculty appointment commensurate with experience is available through Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Our division enjoys exceptionally collegial relationships with a full array of medical and surgical subspecialists. Our well-established Pediatric Hospitalist Division provides outstanding post-PICU care.
Janet Weis Children’s Hospital:
Is a 91 bed, 5 floor children’s hospital located on the campus of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.
Is part of Geisinger Health System that serves as a regional referral system for more than 3 million citizens of central and northeastern Pennsylvania.
Geisinger Health System is recognized as among the best Integrated Health Systems in the nation.
At Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, you can practice world-class medicine while enjoying life in small town America—good schools, affordable homes in safe neighborhoods, and a wealth of recreational activities. Located in the scenic Susquehanna Valley of central Pennsylvania, Danville is less than three hours’ drive from New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
Qualifications:
Send CV, letter of interest and letters of recommendation to:
Richard Lambert, MD
Medical Director, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, Geisinger Health System
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822-2428
rllambert@geisinger.edu
