The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated entity The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education has an opportunity for a board certified Geriatrician to practice in our federally qualified look-alike health center located in northeastern PA and train the physicians of tomorrow. This position will work closely with our clinical care team in our patient centered medical home model to provide care to patients in our community. This position is will also serve as core faculty in our Geriatric Fellowship program with an opportunity for an education leadership role base on experience and credentials.
Requirements
MD/DO Degree
Graduate Medical Education in an ACGME Accredited Residency Program
Current certification or possess qualifications acceptable to the Review Committee
Board Certification in Geriatrics
DEA Certification
Valid physician license for State of Pennsylvania
Current BLS, ACLS
Valid driver’s license
Experience with electronic health records
The Wright Center for Community Health Practices in Clarks Summit, Hawley, Scranton, Jermyn, North Pocono and Wilkes-Barre, offer primary health care services for children and adults across Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our practices follow the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, a delivery structure where treatment is coordinated through a patient’s primary care physician to ensure necessary care is received when and where they need it.
Every Wright Center for Community Health location in Luzerne, Lackawanna & Wayne Counties is unique, but at every practice, patients will find innovative, team-based health care aiming to take into account all aspects of physical and mental/behavioral health. Doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and medical support personnel collaborate with patients and their families to develop effective health care plans that work.
Graduate Medical Education features eight residency and fellowship programs in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Regional Family Medicine, National Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Cardiovascular Disease, Gastroenterology and Geriatrics. Our national partners are in Washington, Arizona, Ohio and Washington, D.C
