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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is recruiting a Division Chief in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Opportunity Details

• Join a growing team of 6 full-time providers, and a full complement of ancillary staff including 4 diabetic educators, 2 endocrine nurses, 2 dieticians, social workers, and administrative staff at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital which features an infusion center and the only level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.


• High quality academic and clinical program in new or newly renovated facilities on campus and at 4 community locations.


• Academic appointments are based upon qualifications.

Requirements

• Medical degree – MD, DO, or foreign equivalent.


• Fellowship trained, BC/BE in Pediatric Endocrinology.


• Minimum 5 years pediatric endocrinology experience.


• Eligible for the rank of Associate Professor or higher.


• Proven leadership experience in an academic healthcare environment.


• A strong commitment to patient care, medical student and resident education and research/scholarly activity is necessary.

 Penn State Health

• Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across central Pennsylvania.


• The Children’s Hospital celebrated a new era of patient and family centered care with the completion of a three-floor vertical expansion in October 2020 to meet the needs of children and families in central Pennsylvania who count on us for care. As the only children's hospital between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia fully equipped to treat the most severely ill children, Penn State Health Children's Hospital expanded our role as the region's pediatric health care leader. 


• Among the first hospitals in the nation to be named a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification Program.


• We are the only medical facility in Pennsylvania to be accredited as a Level 1 pediatric trauma center and Level 1 adult trauma center.


• The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Children’s Hospitaland Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, Pa.; Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, Pa.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, Pa.; Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa.; Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, a specialty provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, in Harrisburg, Pa.; and 2,450+ physicians and direct care providers at 225 outpatient practices. Additionally, the system jointly operates various healthcare providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center and Hershey Endoscopy Center.

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Patty Shipton, CPRP, Senior Physician Recruiter, at  pshipton@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.