Division Chief - Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at Penn State Health in Hershey, PA

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center invites applications and nominations for the position of Division Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine. The successful candidate will be a nationally recognized academic leader with a substantial record of leadership, clinical and administrative accomplishments, and education scholarship and/or research experience. We seek candidates with prior administrative and leadership experience gained within a Department of Medicine, strong interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to effectively inspire, manage, mentor and develop faculty and staff. Candidates must hold the degree of MD, DO, or MD/PhD, be board certified in Pulmonary Medicine as well board certified in at least one specialty area, and possess qualifications for appointment.

The Division of Pulmonary Medicine is comprised of 21 physicians providing inpatient and outpatient care in 5 specialty services: pulmonary, allergy, critical care, sleep and interventional pulmonary; 11 ACGME and 1 non-ACGME fellows providing care across a wide spectrum of patient care across the four specialty areas. The Division offers care for acute and chronic pulmonary disorders. They evaluate and manage a wide range of conditions, including pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, lung cancer, sleep apnea, pulmonary hypertension, and critical care medicine.

About Penn State Health:

Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across 29 counties in central Pennsylvania. It employs more than 14,000 people system-wide. The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Children's Hospital, and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, Pa.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa., and more than 2,000 physicians and direct care providers at more than 100 medical office locations. Additionally, the system jointly operates various health care providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center, Hershey Endoscopy Center, Horizon Home Healthcare and Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute. In December 2017, Penn State Health partnered with Highmark Health to facilitate creation of a value-based, community care network in the region. Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, the University's medical school. With campuses in State College and Hershey, Pa., the College of Medicine boasts a portfolio of more than $90 million in funded research and more than 1,700 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, other health professions and biomedical research.

This job description is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.