Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Posted: 15-Apr-25
Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Internal Number: 1039324
St. Lukes University Health Network, the regions largest, most established health system, a major teaching hospital, and one of the nations 100 Top Hospitals is seeking a Network Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine to help develop the Networks first pediatric emergency department. The Network Director will be responsible for developing, leading, administrating, and supervising all aspects of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine program.
The Network Director will have dedicated time for administrative, educational, strategic, and research initiatives and provide oversight and development of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine program. This will include oversight of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department based at St. Lukes Bethlehem Campus as well as development of pediatric care initiatives at the remaining campuses emergency departments. In addition, the Network Director will be expected to maintain a clinical practice with allocated time to develop and lead the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program.
About the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics:
- Robust 14 hospital Network spread over a diverse geographic area providing emergency care for over 320,000 patients annually.
- Lehigh Valleys first and only 4-year medical school
- Identified as a 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital from IBM Watson Health 9 times total and 7 years in a row, including in 2021 when it was identified as the #1 Teaching Hospital in the country.
- Lukes emergency medicine includes comprehensive stoke centers, 4 PCI centers, a level 1 trauma center, a level 2 trauma center and four level 4 trauma centers with a fifth level 4 trauma center with our partnership at our Geisinger-St. Lukes Hospital in Orwigsburg, PA.
- In addition to patient care, the emergency department also supports and trains emergency medicine residents at two separate emergency medicine residencies. We currently have an emergency medicine residency with 12 residents per year at St. Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem. Our second residency at our Anderson Campus will welcome its second class this year with 10 residents per year of a three-year residency.
- The Department of Pediatrics consists of inpatient, specialty care, and primary care providers across a verity of practice locations. A pediatric residency was recently approved and welcomed the first class in July 2023.
- Growing pediatric specialty department currently spanning 14 pediatric subspecialties and continuing to expand in both depth and breadth of services. A new freestanding Pediatric Specialty Center opened in May, fully dedicated to pediatric services.
- The most robust and highest volume OB program in the region with a strong maternal and fetal medicine program which delivers nearly 5,000 babies per year.
In joining St. Lukes University Health Network, you will enjoy:
- Team-based care with well-educated, dedicated support staff
- Teaching, research, quality improvement and strategic development opportunities
- $25k starting bonus
- Loan repayment up to $100,000
- A culture in which innovation is highly valued
- Exceptional compensation package
- Rich benefits package, including malpractice, health and dental insurance, CME allowance
Qualifications
- Must be Board Certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience.
- Must be clinically active in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Have previous leadership/administrative experience and strong team building skills
- Willing to combine Administrative and Clinical Responsibilities, including education of residents and rotating medical students
Founded in 1872, St. Lukes University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $3.5 billion, the Networks service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Lukes hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Lukes Childrens Hospital.
SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicares five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek Worlds Best Hospital. The Networks flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/Merative 11 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Lukes was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.
St. Lukes has been named the Top Workplace in the large employer category by the Morning Call. This is the second year in a row that St. Lukes has been recognized as a Top Workplace. In addition, St. Lukes has been named a Top Workplace nationally, in the Philadelphia region and in New Jersey. St. Lukes is the ONLY healthcare institution in Pennsylvania and the third-highest ranked healthcare entity in the nation to be designated a Top Workplace in 2024.
In 2024, St. Luke's was named one of the Nation's Best Employers for New Grads, a top 10 ranked employer in Pennsylvania and the #1 ranked health care employer in the state by Forbes Magazine.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANDIDATES: COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT
As a leading healthcare provider, St. Lukes University Health Network is committed to protecting our employees, patients and community. As we continue to provide quality care to our patients, we are taking important next steps to prevent undue harm to our employees & ensure our patients have a safe environment for medical care and treatment. Effective immediately, St. Lukes is requiring all new hires, along with our current employees, to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment.Medical or religious exemptions will be reviewed as per our policy and guidelines.
Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHNs information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information. St. Lukes is also recognized as one of the states lowest cost providers.
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