Physician - Residency Program Services at St. Luke's University Health Network

MyStethi, LLC; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network in Bethlehem is seeking a physician to join its Residency Training Program as teaching faculty.

You will provide resident education and supervision, contribute to curriculum development, and participate in clinical research alongside program leadership. The ideal candidate graduates from an accredited medical school, is board eligible within one year, or board certified in family, emergency, internal, or occupational medicine.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited medical school and licensed to practice medicine.
• Board eligible and must be certified within one year of hire, or board certified in the specified disciplines.
• One to two years of experience preferred, especially urgent care or occupational health.
• Spanish language skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provides resident education and supervision.
• Educates resident staff and contributes to curriculum development.
• Participates in clinical research and presents at meetings with leadership.
• Participates in regional/state/national professional activities.
• Teaches residents and medical students and participates in program evaluation.

Education

Medical degree (MD)

Board eligible/certified within 1 year

Board certification in family medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, or occupational medicine

Fluency in Spanish (desirable)

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides resident education and supervision.

• Devotes his/her best ability to the education of the resident staff and the improvement of the Residency Program.

• Participates in basic clinical research, publishes articles in peer-reviewed journals, and makes presentations at regional and national meetings with the assistance of the Program Director(s), Department Chair, and/or Hospital’s Research Department.

• Participates in regional/state/national organizations.

• Participates in didactic/bedside teaching of residents and medical students in the Department.

• Participates in all aspects of the Residency Program, including resident evaluation and curriculum development, as directed by the Program Director(s), Department Chair, and/or his/her designee.

• Complies with the bylaws, policies, rules and regulations of the Hospital, including the Hospital’s Quality Assessment and Risk Management programs.

• Provides medical services to patients who present themselves for such services and to such other patients who may be assigned to him/her by Corporation.

• Performs such other functions and renders such other services as are customarily incumbent upon and performed by teaching faculty in the Residency Training Program as well as such other services agreed upon by the parties from time to time.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sitting for up to three (3) hours per day; three (3) hours a t a time. Standing for up to eight (8) hours per day; eight (8) hours at a time. Walking for up to six (6) hours per day; one (1) hour at a time. Frequent fingering, handling, grasping, twisting, and turning as it relates to therapeutic procedures. Consistently lift, carry, and push objects up to 10 pounds. Occasionally lift, carry, and push objects up to 75 pounds. Rarely lifting with assistance, up to 100 pounds. Rarely pushing and pulling patients weighing up to 300 pounds in a wheel chair or stretcher. Occasionally stooping and bending. Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch. Seeing as it relates to normal near, far, color, and peripheral vision. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation and high and low frequencies.

EDUCATION:

Graduate of accredited school of medicine. Board eligible, must be certified within one year of hire, or board certified in occupational medicine, family practice, emergency medicine, or internal medicine.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

One to two years experience required, preferably in an urgent care and occupational health setting. Fluency in Spanish language desirable.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.