Physician Nephrology

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Geisinger is seeking a full-time BC/BE nephrologist to join our group located at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.  We are looking for an individual committed to the delivery of clinical care and dedicated to teaching and medical education. Our Danville team consists of eleven nephrologists and four physician extenders who participate in the department's expanding activities, which reflect broad programmatic and scholarly interests.

The Department of Nephrology provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient subspecialty services, including inpatient evaluation of AKI, critical care consultation, CRRT, acute and chronic dialysis, and outpatient management of CKD. We have dedicated clinics for the care of patients with kidney stones, resistant hypertension, glomerular disease, AKI, and transplant. We also provide comprehensive care for patients with ESRD with an emphasis on home dialysis.

Teaching and mentorship responsibilities include oversight of fellows in our nephrology fellowship program, residents in the internal medicine program, and medical students from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Research opportunities are available through the Center for Kidney Health Research.

Geisinger fosters an atmosphere of clinical excellence while offering the best of life in small-town America– good schools, safe neighborhoods with affordable housing, and a wealth of cultural and recreational activities. The surrounding natural beauty provides opportunities for hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, and skiing. Urban life is easily accessible, with New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, or Washington D.C. just an afternoon’s drive away. Discover for yourself why Geisinger has been nationally recognized as a visionary model of integrated healthcare.

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OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: 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. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.