Director: Pulmonary Critical Care at Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Geisinger
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Posted: 15-May-26
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Type: Full-time
Categories:
Physicians/Surgeons
Internal Number: R-91738
Job Summary
Geisinger is seeking a board certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician to serve as Director of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. This leadership opportunity is ideal for a physician currently in practice with a minimum of three years of leadership experience; formal leadership education or training is strongly preferred.
The Director will play a key role in advancing clinical excellence, fostering program growth, and shaping a mission driven vision for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Dedicated FTE support is provided for leadership responsibilities, alongside ongoing clinical practice in pulmonary and critical care.
Job Duties
Key Responsibilities:
Lead recruitment efforts to build and sustain a high‑performing clinical team
Drive program development and service line growth
Ensure alignment with best practices across pulmonary and critical care medicine
Champion site‑specific innovation
Serve as Medical Director of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, including:
Oversight of quality reviews and morbidity & mortality processes for critical care medicine
Coordination with performance improvement, patient safety, and infection control teams
Collaboration with nursing, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, and administrative leadership
Leadership of the Critical Care Committee
Oversight of regulatory compliance and Department of Health matters
Provide leadership oversight of pulmonary and critical care faculty, including:
Performance evaluations
Quality assessments and input for OPPE
This position reports to the Chair of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.
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To learn more, please contact Tonya N. Harmon Boyer, Senior Provider Recruiter, at tnharmonboyer@geisinger.edu or call 570-854-1571.
Position Details
Education
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)
Experience
Certification(s) and License(s)
Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania
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, from senior management on down, 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.
We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
At Geisinger, our innovative ideas are inspired by the communities we serve – like our Fresh FoodFarmacy, a program that delivers life-saving healthy alternatives to patients with diabetes. With additional tools like our MyCode Community Health Initiative, one of the first health system genome sequencingprograms, and our new asthma app suite that we developed in partnership with AstraZeneca, it’s no wonder we’re ranked one of the Top 5 Most Innovative Healthcare Systems by Becker's Hospital Review. We continually work towards continuous improvement in a culture where everyone has a voice and firmly believe that better begins with all of us.Founded more than 100 years ago, Geisinger serves more than three million residents throughout central, south-central and northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Our physician-led system is comprised of 30,000 employees, including 1,600 employed physicians, and consists of 1...3 hospital campuses, the Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and two research centers. What you do at Geisinger shapes the future of health and improves lives – for our patients, communities, and you.