Surgery - General Physician

Surgery - General Physician at St. Luke's University Health Network summary:

St. Lukes Neurosurgical Associates is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible neurosurgeon to join a well-established, hospital-employed group providing comprehensive neurosurgical care in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania region. The position involves general neurosurgery with an emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration, on-call coverage, and potential fellowship training in complex spine preferred. The practice offers advanced support services, teaching, research opportunities, and a competitive compensation package within a large healthcare network.

St. Lukes Neurosurgical Associates (SLNA)based out of the Lehigh Valley of Eastern Pennsylvania, is seeking a BC/BE Neurosurgeon to join a collegial, well-established, hospital employed group of 10 neurosurgeons and 1 interventional neuroradiologist. This is the pre-eminent neurosurgery practice in the Quakertown/Sellersville region of Pennsylvania with a strong referral base and solid track record of developing multidisciplinary neuroscience programs with administrative support.

The special feature of this group is the quality of the partners and their scope of practice. There is excellent multi-disciplinary collaboration with neurology, neuro-oncology, physiatry, pain management and other services within the institution. Successful candidates will be comfortable with all aspects of general neurosurgery. Fellowship-training in GENERAL and COMPLEX SPINE is preferred, but other subspecialty interests will be entertained. Candidate will be expected to provide on-call general neurosurgery coverage. Most current partners have sub-specialty fellowship training but are comfortable with general neurosurgery. Primary call will be equitably shared with two other providers per month on average (1 in 3 call). Significant inpatient support from trauma, medicine, and ICU services. Block OR time available for new providers in fully equipped ORs.

Features of the practice:

• Network comprised of 16 campuses. Primary neurosurgical call is dedicated to physically cover the Neuroscience Hub (Level 1 Trauma, Comprehensive Stroke Center) as well as two level 2 trauma centers; ER calls can come from all locations, but anything urgent/surgical being transferred to one of the above
• Comprehensive Stroke Center, with separate cerebrovascular/endovascular call structure
• Minimal pediatric neurosurgery cases - stabilized and transferred
• Electronic office and hospital medical records (Epic), including home access including to PACS
• Referrals developed from extensive Network owned PCP practices, 13 Network ERs, neurology, spine & pain practice, oncology, ENT, etc. No in-network neurosurgery competition. 1 spine focused orthopedic surgeon in Network - very collegial relationship.
• Extensive core of Advanced Practitioners to assist in ORs, facilitate rounding, office volumes, etc.
• Neurosurgery group has recently transitioned to vertical AP model with each neurosurgeon partnering with one AP. New hire will enjoy similar opportunity.
• Medical draw area of 1.1M residents in 11 counties

In joining St. Lukes University Health Network youll enjoy:

• Team-based care with well-educated, dedicated support staff
• A culture in which innovation is highly valued
• Work/life balance & flexibility
• Exceptional compensation package, starting bonus, and relocation reimbursement
• Rich benefits package including malpractice, health and dental insurance, and CME allowance
• Teaching, research, quality improvement and strategic development opportunities

We cannot provide sponsorship at this time

If you are interested in learning more, please send your CV with letter of interest to:

Drea Rosko

Sr. Physician Talent Acquisition Specialist

St. Lukes University Health Network

Keywords:

neurosurgery, general physician, complex spine, multidisciplinary care, trauma surgery, stroke center, hospital-employed, bone and spine surgery, on-call neurosurgeon, medical network