St. Luke's University Health Network, the region's largest, most established health system, a major teaching hospital, and one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals is seeking a BC/BE fellowship trained Maternal Fetal Medicine physician to join our dedicated team of physicians providing outstanding patient care at St. Luke's University Health Network.
Our Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is growing and currently has a presence at 13 hospitals, spans 2 states and directly impacts the health of hundreds of thousands of women and infants in our region each year. The successful candidate will join a vibrant Section of Maternal Fetal Medicine with outpatient and inpatient clinical consultative responsibilities. The section is currently staffed by 8 attending physicians with excellent ancillary support.
The interested applicant will have the opportunity to engage in an active research program which includes federally funded clinical trials and investigator-initiated studies. Our physicians participate actively in the education of medical students, residents and fellows and hold clinical faculty appointments at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University with rank commensurate to prior accomplishments and experience.
Department Highlights:
- Our team consists of 90 OB/GYN Physicians and Advanced Practitioners with 5 Core Subspecialties.
- We currently have 24 OB/GYN Residents, 2 AAGL MIGS Fellowship, 1 Gyn Onc Fellow.
- AIUM accredited ultrasound practice including fetal echocardiography.
- 19 MFM sonographers including Fetal Echocardiography certified sonographers.
- Two on site genetic counselors.
- A robust OB program in the region with a strong maternal and fetal medicine program which delivers more than 4,700 babies per year.
- Multiple Pediatric subspecialists including Neonatology, Cardiology, Surgery, Nephrology, Dentistry, Psychiatry, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurology, Pulmonology and many more.
- Total of 26 Level III NICU beds within the network.
- Robust Diabetes and Pregnancy program, which manages all diabetic pregnancies within the network, including MFM physicians, nurse practitioner, diabetic educators, and nutritionists.
- Three State of the art Labor and Delivery units located in dedicated Women and Babies Pavilions.
- Diverse work environment including office and hospital consultation, high risk pregnancy management, routine and detailed sonography, prenatal diagnosis, and antepartum testing.
- GE Healthcare National Show Site for Women's Imaging.
- Six office sites.
St. Luke's Obstetrics and Gynecology services are consistently recognized for providing superior clinical care. We have been named among America's Top 100 Teaching Hospital by Truven Analytics, received the Women's Choice Award for being among Americas Best Hospital for Obstetrics and earned the Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care Designation.
In joining St. Luke's University Health Network you'll enjoy:
- Exceptional compensation package, starting bonus, and relocation reimbursement.
- Rich benefits package, including malpractice, health and dental insurance, CME allowance.
- Team-based care with well-educated, dedicated support staff.
- A culture in which innovation is highly valued.
- Work/life balance and flexibility – generous time off plans.
- Teaching, research, quality improvement and strategic development opportunities.
Founded in 1872, St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 18,000 employees providing services at 14 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $3 billion, the Network's 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. Luke's hospitals operate the biggest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke's is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley's first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation's longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 40 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 419 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke's, a member of the Children's Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley's first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids.
SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare's five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World's Best Hospital. The Network's flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/Merative 10 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2022 when it was identified as THE #2 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke's was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. 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 SLUHN's information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information. The Network is also recognized as one of the state's lowest cost providers.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANDIDATES: COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT
As a leading healthcare provider, St. Luke's 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. Luke's 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.
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