Trauma Surgeon Opportunity – Reading Hospital

Trauma Surgeon Opportunity – Reading Hospital

Location: West Reading, Pennsylvania

Positions Available: 2

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The Trauma Surgery team provides comprehensive clinical care to patients requiring trauma, surgical critical care, and acute care general surgery at our state recognized Level 1 trauma center in West Reading. Physicians evaluate and manage trauma and acute general surgery patients in the emergency department, cover the surgical intensive care unit, and have the opportunity to participate in a small elective surgical practice. The trauma surgeons are supported by a team of experienced advanced practice providers who work closely with the physicians in all aspects of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. General Surgery Residents support the team in all aspects of care on the service.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive care for trauma, critical care, and acute care surgery patients.
• Participate in 24/7 trauma and acute care surgery coverage.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to provide evidence-based care consistent with Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation standards.
• Participate in trauma performance improvement and quality initiatives.
• Educate and train General Surgery residents and medical students.
• Maintain a small elective surgical practice.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plans with employer automatic contribution and matching
• Claims-made malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Generous paid time off
• CME time and financial allowance
• Relocation assistance
• Spousal/domestic partner job-search support
• Strong academic and teaching environment

Join our Team

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established trauma program in a supportive, collaborative, and academically focused environment while providing high-level care for the community.

 

The Community:

Reading Hospital is in West Reading, part of Berks County, Pennsylvania. This is an area that offers many wonderful places to live and raise a family. Berks County is within driving distance of major metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City, offering an easy chance to get away for some big city excitement.

 

The Reading Symphony Orchestra and Reading Public Museum are considered among the best in the state. GoggleWorks is one of the nation's largest interactive community arts centers. And each year, the Berks Arts Council presents the largest jazz festival on the east coast. In addition, the Santander Arena and Performing Arts Center bring some of the world’s top acts to Reading.

 

The great outdoors is right in your backyard, including the National Scenic Appalachian Trail, Blue Marsh Lake, French Creek State Park, and the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. And you'll find lakes for boating, swimming, ice fishing, and skating. Reading also ranks fourth nationwide in minor-league sports markets, hosting our own minor league hockey (Reading Royals) and baseball (Reading Fightin’ Phils) teams.

 

For more information or to apply, please contact:

 

Brittany Kulp 484-587-9535 Brittany.Kulp@towerhealth.org

 

Apply Today!

 

 

About Tower Health

Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, in partnership with Drexel University.

Tower Health is strongly committed to academic medicine and training, including multiple residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences in West Reading. The system also includes Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing; home healthcare provided by Tower Health at Home; TowerDIRECT ambulance and emergency response; Tower Health Medical Group; Tower Health Providers, our clinically integrated network; and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across our service area.

Recognition
Our hospitals have received national recognition for advanced care in areas such as neurosurgery and stroke, cardiac and vascular surgery, trauma, hematology, and oncology. Reading HealthPlex at Reading Hospital combines state-of-the-art technology and world-class design to make the HealthPlex one of the most sophisticated surgical centers and inpatient facilities in the region.