Pediatric Intensive Care Medical Director

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 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Medical Director to oversee our 8 bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at St.

Luke's Children's Hospital, Bethlehem Campus . Position consists of both administrative and clinical time.

Key Job Responsibilities :

• Oversight of providers and the delivery of care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
• Participate in strategic planning and the development of new initiatives to grow services within the department.
• Participate in provider recruitment initiatives.
• In collaboration with service line leadership, evaluate the department's financial performance and identify initiatives to improve.
• Review and analyze pediatric quality and service metrics; develop and implement processes to improve.
• Participate in Network education events and training of new providers.

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Highlights include :

• In 2023, St. Luke's announced the establishment of St. Luke's Children's Hospital at the Bethlehem Campus and is a proud member of the Children's Hospital Association, representing decades of growth and investment in pediatrics and the Network's commitment to pediatric services.
• Luke's Children's Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics consists of inpatient, neonatal, emergency medicine, specialty and primary care providers spread across a variety of practice locations.

The Network also has a robust base of family practice providers throughout the St. Luke's service area (Pennsylvania and New Jersey).

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is an 8-bed unit which opened in February 2020 at St. Luke's Children's Hospital, Bethlehem Campus.

The unit is staffed by critical care intensivists and specially trained pediatric nurses and receives admissions from the Network's 12 hospital campuses.

The unit is also located adjacent to the 17-bed Inpatient Pediatric Unit allowing for easy transfer and collaboration across units.

• The new Pediatric Emergency Department is a 6 bed unit located within St. Luke's Children's Hospital and will expand to 11 beds at the completion of an ongoing construction project.
• The unit is supported by a growing team of pediatric specialists spanning 40 specialty areas including pediatric surgery, GI, endocrinology, nephrology, developmental pediatrics, neurology, cardiology, dermatology, psychiatry, pulmonology, radiology, anesthesia, orthopedics, plastic surgery, and more! Many are conveniently located at St.

Luke's Pediatric Specialty Center, the region's only freestanding building dedicated entirely to pediatric services.

• The most robust and highest volume OB program in the region with a strong maternal and fetal medicine program which delivers nearly 5,000 babies per year.
• Surgical Level III NICU located at St. Luke's Children's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA, 8 bed Level II NICU at St. Luke's Allentown Campus, 26 bed Level III NICU at St.

Luke's Anderson Campus, and a 6 bed Level II NICU at St. Luke's Upper Bucks Campus.

Robust 12 hospital Network spread over a diverse geographic area providing emergency care for over 320,000 patients annually.

In joining St. Luke's University Health Network you'll enjoy :

• Substantial compensation and a rich benefits package, including malpractice insurance, health and dental insurance, & CME allowance
• Starting bonus!
• Work / life balance & flexibility
• Team-based care with well-educated, dedicated support staff
• A culture in which innovation is highly valued
• Professional support and growth within the network

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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 : Â 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. Â

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.

 St. Luke's is also recognized as one of the state's lowest cost providers.

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