Core Faculty Physician – Family Medicine Residency

Core Faculty Physician – Family Medicine Residency

Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaPosted 2mo agoresident physician
Family MedicineFull-timeDays, 40 hours/week

Overview

Location
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Schedule
Days, 40 hours/week
Practice
Residency Program · Integrated Health System

Role summary

Core Faculty Family Medicine Physician role focused on teaching in a residency program with 60% FTE dedicated to resident teaching in outpatient setting, no inpatient or OB coverage. Salary starts at $320k with up to $250k recruitment incentives and 15 working days PTO plus CME funds.

What the posting highlights

  • Care setting: Outpatient only, no inpatient OR OB coverage
  • Patient population: All ages
  • Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted

SalaryDr summary based on the original posting

Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp

Posted pay$250k
Physician-reported total comp$69k–$76k · $72k median
$47kShared annual scale · base and total comp stay separate$272k

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Compensation

PTO
3 weeks
Next steps

Employer

Geisinger

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Facility & Community

Facility details
Practice setting
Residency Program
Facility type
Integrated Health System
Patient population
All ages
EHR
Not stated in posting
Community snapshot
Peer median
Building sample
Active supply
Pennsylvania
Full-time
Transparent pay
Not measured
SalaryDr source status
Work-life
Residency Program

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Questions to ask the employer

  • Is $250,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
  • What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
  • At 0.6 FTE, how do compensation, benefits, and call scale — and is moving to 1.0 FTE an option later?

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Work Design

Schedule
Days, 40 hours/week
Shift type
Day shift
Inpatient / outpatient
Outpatient only, no inpatient or OB coverage
FTE
0.6
Teaching
Yes

Visa & Eligibility

Remote
No

Source & Verification

Source
Official employer source
First seen
2 mo ago
Last verified
2 days ago
Extraction confidence
90%

Full description

Location:

Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre (GSWB)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Seeking a Board-Certified Family Medicine physician with at least two years of clinical experience treating patients of all ages and a commitment to academic and patient-centered excellence.

Job Duties:

Now hiring - Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency at Geisinger! If you—or someone in your network—is a family medicine physician who loves teaching and wants to shape the next generation of medicine, this position is one to take a closer look at.

We're seeking energetic core faculty to join our 6+6+6 Family Medicine Residency Program in Northeastern Pennsylvania at one of the nation's leading integrated health systems.

Why this role matters:
You're teaching, mentoring and inspiring future family medicine providers in a supportive, innovative environment. In addition to curriculum development, you'll support resident recruitment, didactic instruction and simulation training.

What the role offers:

  • An opportunity to precept a resident led Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) clinic
  • 60% FTE dedicated to resident teaching
  • No inpatient or OB coverage
  • Faculty appointment with Geisinger College of Health Sciences

Why Northeast PA?

  • Affordable housing for every lifestyle

  • Vibrant downtown, charming suburbs, and peaceful nature retreats

  • Outdoor recreation: hiking, camping, fishing

  • Close to colleges, restaurants, shopping

  • Less than 3 hours from NYC, DC, and Philadelphia

We take pride in the support we provide our physicians:

  • Compensation base begins at $320k

  • Up to $250k recruitment incentives

  • Continuing medical education – 15 working days and $4,500 CME funds

  • Paid relocation

  • 401k – Geisinger annually contributes over $15k

  • Learn more at, https://www.geisingerjobs.org/community-medicine

Position Details:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least two years of clinical experience treating patients of all ages and be American Boards of Family Medicine (ABFM) or American Osteopathic Boards of Family Medicine (AOBFM) board certified. Prior teaching experience (residents and/or students) is preferred.

Education:

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Patient Care And Procedural Skills, Professional Etiquette, Systems-Based Practice

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.