Urologist

Health eCareers; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Urologist at their Scranton location, offering exceptional earning potential and an advanced robotic surgery program. This role provides an opportunity to join a well-established service line, with comprehensive benefits and career growth prospects, while working within a team dedicated to patient care and clinical excellence.

Benefits

Forgivable recruitment loan up to $100,000

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits

Continuing medical education allowance

Relocation assistance up to $10,000

Qualifications

• Champion for urology and eager about clinical work.
• U.S. board–eligible or board–certified in urology required.
• Possession of a valid Pennsylvania Medical License or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Providing advanced urological care utilizing robotic surgery techniques.
• Collaborate with urology physician assistants and support staff.
• Participate in a community hospital environment.

Skills

Passion for clinical work

Education

U.S. board eligibility or certification

Valid Pennsylvania Medical License

Job description

Position Overview

Our urologists have a depth and breadth of surgical knowledge that are unmatched in the area, with expertise in less–invasive techniques and robotic technology. At Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, you’ll be part of a team that is setting the bar for improved outcomes, efficiency of care, and patient and colleague satisfaction. Join our team of physicians who perform with unmatched surgical expertise, having trained at the nation’s best academic institutions and published promising research in prestigious medical journals.

In a urologist career with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), you will:

• Receive support from the largest, most advanced robotics program in the region utilizing the da Vinci SP (single port) robotic surgery system, high–intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer, aquablation, and UroLift for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
• Join LVHN urological centers of excellence, including the center for urology oncology and advanced robotic surgery, center for BPH, men’s health and male infertility, center for genitourinary reconstruction and voiding dysfunction, and center for endourology and stone disease.
• Experience a well–established network urology service line that employs more than 150 dedicated staff members.
• Work within a community hospital environment with the support of a large network.
• Have clinical support with dedicated urology physician assistants and a favorable call schedule.

Compensation and benefits for full–time urologist at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Scranton

We acknowledge the dedication of our colleagues and offer a benefits package that makes LVH–Scranton an even better place to work and grow your career. Now that LVHN is part of Jefferson Health, clinicians can access new educational and development opportunities at Thomas Jefferson University across our larger service area, leveraging its position as a world–class medical institution to recruit the best and brightest.

Some of our compensation and benefits highlights include:

• Exceptional earning potential:
  • Highly–competitive salary at or above the 75^th percentile
  • Performance/productivity–based incentives in addition to salary
  • Maximum total earnings potential at or above the 90^th percentile
  • Up to $100,000 forgivable recruitment loan
  • Additional compensation support available for those who sign while in post–graduate training, equivalent to $2,500 per month while in training

• Comprehensive benefits:
  • Health, dental, vision, and 403(b)/401(a) retirement savings
  • Competitive paid time off and sick leave
  • Long–term disability coverage
  • Student loan support, Public Service Loan Forgiveness–eligible employer
  • Malpractice, medical license, DEA license renewals, and others paid in full

• Career growth opportunities: Continuing medical education allowance, dedicated time off, and technology reimbursement
• Relocation assistance: Up to $10,000 for qualifying candidates

Qualifications

• A champion for urology and passionate about clinical work
• Must be U.S. board–eligible or board–certified
• Must have a valid Pennsylvania Medical License or ability to obtain one