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General Pediatrics-Quality and Safety Director

Job in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 18701, USA
Listing for: Direct Jobs
Full Time, Part Time position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
  • Doctor/Physician
    Medical Doctor, Healthcare Consultant, Pediatrician, Primary Care Physician
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 125000 - 150000 USD Yearly USD 125000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Summary

The Department of Pediatrics at the Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital is actively recruiting a dynamic and experienced general pediatrician with a strong interest in quality and safety to join our extensive pediatric primary care service. The successful candidate will have the option to practice in either Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, or Mountain Top, PA. This position offers a blend of clinical practice (80%) and leadership in quality and safety (20%).

Job Duties

  • Clinical Practice: Provide comprehensive pediatric primary care as part of our regional practices, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering family-centered, equitable, safe, and best practice healthcare to children.
  • Quality and Safety Leadership: Lead outpatient pediatric quality and safety initiatives, advancing current successes and developing strategies to enhance patient safety culture and ensuring adherence to best practices.
  • Professional Development: Engage in ongoing personal education in quality and safety, with opportunities to educate peers and learners.
  • Reporting Structure: This position reports directly to the Vice Chair of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics.
  • Qualifications:

  • Board-certified in General Pediatrics.
  • Demonstrated experience of at least 5 years in general pediatrics with a strong interest in pediatric outpatient quality and safety initiatives.
  • Additional leadership and/or Quality and Safety experience strongly desired.
  • Opportunity Details

  • Full time
  • 24/7 hospitalist coverage
  • Large call coverage group
  • Stable group over 10 years
  • New position to increase patient access
  • Teaching opportunities
  • EMR - EPIC
  • Incentives/Benefits:

  • Forgivable recruitment loan
  • Relocation assistance
  • Generous CME
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Claims made malpractice insurance and tail coverage
  • Robust retirement plans
  • Position Details

    Education: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (Required)

    Experience:

    Certification(s) and License(s): Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

    OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family, and our communities. We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

    We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

    We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners. We encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality. Our diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

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