What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Surgeon position at UPMC Central PA?
UPMC in Central Pa is recruiting a board–certified pediatric surgeon to join our team in Harrisburg, PA.
Candidate must be Board–certified or board–eligible in pediatric surgery. UPMC in Central Pa is served by two general surgery residencies as well as rotating surgical residents from other programs in Central Pennsylvania. In addition, our pediatric surgeons receive support from Pediatric Anesthesiologists and Pediatric Hospitalists.
Newly updated multidisciplinary pediatric outpatient practice in Lemoyne with 18 exams rooms located about 5 minutes from our main hospital. UPMC Children's Harrisburg is a newly remodeled floor at UPMC Harrisburg hospital, housing an 11–bed PICU and General Pediatric units. UPMC Harrisburg hospital also has a newly– built Women's and Babies Center and level 3 NICU.
UPMC Central PA has 18 pediatric subspecialties serving patients in 9 counties. Subspecialties include Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Endocrinology, General Surgery, Urology, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Hematology, Nephrology, Allergy, Nutrition, Neurosurgery, Transplant, Hospital Medicine, Critical Care, and Neonatology.
About Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
The greater Harrisburg area features both rural and suburban living and boasts an abundance of sports, arts, cultural events, and entertainment. The region includes historically significant areas such as Gettysburg and world–famous attractions such as Hershey Park.
Listed among Forbes.com "America's Most Livable Cities," and ranked in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Cities to Live", Harrisburg is centrally located and is only a two to three–hour drive away from New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.
The area offers top–rated public schools, blue–ribbon private schools, and some of Pennsylvania's top colleges and universities. Area school districts are consistently ranked in the top 20 percent of Pennsylvania. With affordable homes — a composite cost of living index of 99.7, compared to 126.5 in Philadelphia — it's a great place to grow a career and family.
About UPMC Central Pa
UPMC Central Pa is a nationally recognized leader in providing high–quality, patient–centered health care services in central Pennsylvania and surrounding rural communities. The not–for–profit system cares for more than 1.2 million area residents yearly, providing life–saving emergency care, essential primary care and leading–edge diagnostic services. The UPMC Pinnacle health system includes seven acute care hospitals with 1,161 licensed beds, over 160 outpatient clinics and ancillary facilities, more than 2,900 physicians and allied health professionals, and approximately 11,000 employees. It is a health care hub serving Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Juniata, Franklin, Adams and parts of Snyder counties.
