What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internal Med-Faculty Physician (PHHOS-Residents-Medicine) position at UPMC Pinnacle?
UPMC Central PA is seeking an academically inclined Internist for 64 medical residents. Currently, we have 46 categorical residents and 18 medical residents in our osteopathic recognition track. Many opportunities for advancement including pathways to:
- Associate Program Director
- Director of Research Program
Opportunity:
Inpatient and outpatient responsibilities of precepting and teaching residents in both the hospital and a continuity clinic.
- Daily inpatient census of 16
- Resident to Faculty ratio: 4-1 (outpatient)
- Work with students from Penn State University and Drexel University
- Pursuit of personal academic interests
- Clinical-faculty appointment offered at Penn State/Hershey and Drexel University
- Monday-Friday day shift hours
- Mentorship opportunities of residents available
- Back up call to Residents from home only
- Admin expectations for CORE faculty – research, interviews, board prep, lectures, mentorship
Desired Candidate:
- Must have a strong interest in clinical education
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine
- Commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients
- Team-oriented with the ability to provide personalized patient care and demonstrate clinical outcomes
Incentives:
- Competitive compensation package
- Health, life and disability insurance
- Medical malpractice insurance
- Defined contribution plan; 403(b) plan with employer match
- Professional dues and CME allowance
- Relocation assistance
- Commencement Bonus
About South Central Pennsylvania
- Features both rural and suburban living and boasts an abundance of sports, arts, cultural events, and entertainment.
- Close to historically significant areas such as Gettysburg and world-famous Hershey Park and Hershey's Chocolate World
- 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% of Pennsylvania.
- With affordable homes — a composite cost of living index of 99.7, compared to 101.2 in Philadelphia — it's a great place to grow a career and family.
- Listed among Forbes.com “America's Most Livable Cities,” and ranked in U.S. News & World Report's “Best Cities to Live” in 2017, we are a two- to three-hour drive away from New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.
About UPMC in Central Pa.
UPMC in Central Pa. is a nationally recognized leader in providing high-quality, patient-centered health care services in central Pennsylvania and surrounding rural communities. As part of the UPMC not-for-profit system, UPMC in Central Pa. cares for more than 1.2 million area residents yearly, providing life-saving emergency care, essential primary care, and leading-edge diagnostic services. UPMC in Central Pa. includes seven acute care hospitals with 1,160 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.
