Physician - Pulmonary Disease

Interventional Pulmonary Outpatient Physician

DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA (USA). Penn Highlands Healthcare has an opportunity for a Pulmonary Outpatient Physician, with Sleep Certification Preferred, not required, to join our team at Penn Highlands Dubois.

Penn Highlands Healthcare is a growing and financially stable healthcare system with 9 hospitals that cover 29 counties in PA. Work directly for Penn Highlands Dubois where administration is very responsive to physicians needs!

Penn Highlands Dubois - North Central PA

Practice Details:

• You will provide state-of-the-art pulmonary services with a focus on Interventional Pulmonology including robotic navigational bronchoscopy, bronchial thermoplasty, thoracic ultrasound, cryotherapy, airway stenting, diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, Pleurx catheter placement, pleurodesis, and a full scope of interventional pulmonary procedures.
• We pioneered several new procedures in the area and we have been instrumental in developing a comprehensive lung center that allows a rapid assessment and management of healthcare needs based on the population characteristics and available resources. The model has been very successful in bringing advanced pulmonary services, including the latest technology and population health services such as a robust lung cancer screening program, to support the clinical needs in the region. The providers focus on running a successful outpatient pulmonary service caring for patients with COPD, asthma, ABPA and bronchiectasis
• State of the art advanced bronchoscopy suite with Galaxy System, Monarch Robotic Electromagnetic Navigation, CelTivity Imaging Based Rapid On-site Tissue Evaluation, Endobronchial Ultrasound, Argon Plasma Coagulation, Cryotherapy, Airway Stenting, Rigid Bronchoscopy, Trufreeze Cryospray system, Bronchial Thermoplasty, etc.
• Comprehensive lung center with robust collaboration with thoracic surgery, radiation and medical oncology
• Low dose CT lung cancer screening program
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited Sleep Lab with capability of Home Sleep Testing
• 12 bed Cardiovascular and 20 bed Neuro trauma ICU
• EMR - Cerner (Inpatient), Centricity (Outpatient)
• Expected Pulmonary Only 1:4 Call

Incentives / Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• 25k sign-on bonus
• 10k relocation
• 3k and 40 hours annually for CME
• 75k Educational Loan Assistance
• 403b with 4% match
• Malpractice and Tail coverage
• Excellent medical, vision, and dental package