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Geisinger is seeking a BC/BE Palliative Medicine Physician to join a well-established cancer program at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, PA.

Geisinger offers a unique opportunity for early career and experienced palliative medicine physicians to develop their career and be a part of a well-established and growing physician-led organization. Our providers are part of collaborative team working with surgical oncology, hematology oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, diagnostic radiology, and behavioral medicine to deliver quality cancer care to our patients.

As a physician-led organization, the Geisinger community strives to innovate and lead in cancer care, medical education, research, and administration.

Geisinger has an exciting intellectual environment including the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, more than 50 graduate medical education programs and palliative medicine as well as hematology/oncology fellowship programs. The health system has been awarded NCI-NCORP designation and is committed to cancer clinical trial participation. The medical school is a leader in innovative education, with a curriculum emphasizing active learning, longitudinal clinical experiences, and community engagement.

Our providers work with fellows and residents to train the next generation of palliative medicine physicians while also having the opportunity to get involved in Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, a leading education program with a curriculum emphasizing active learning, longitudinal clinical experience, and community engagement.

Our patients contribute to the MyCode Community Health Initiative with >275,000 patient genomes sequenced for research and real-time clinical applications. Providers interested in clinical or informatics research collaborate within Geisinger and across organizations to benefit our patients and the scientific community.

Location: Living in northeast PA offers convenient community living, a balanced professional career, and proximity to New York City, Harrisburg and Philadelphia.

We are proud of the support and opportunities we provide:

• Highly competitive, straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures
• Relocation assistance
• Recruitment loan/sign-on bonus
• CME reimbursement and up to 15 days off/calendar year
• Comprehensive benefits package, including malpractice, tail coverage & retirement
• Generous paid time off
• Opportunity for career growth and for faculty position in Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• Ability to enroll patient on clinical trials
• Become part of a physician-led organization that supports work/life balance
• Chance to care for patients in the comfort of their communities
• Fully integrated electronic health record (EPIC