Per Diem Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician

St. Luke’s University Health Network, the region’s largest, most established health system, and one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals is seeking a BC/BE fellowship-trained per diem Maternal Fetal Medicine physician to join our vibrant and growing team.

About the Practice/ Position:

• The St. Luke’s Perinatal Associates Practice consist of 8 physicians and 4 advanced practitioners providing care across 6 outpatient locations.
• The team also is comprised of two on site genetic counselors, four diabetes educators, a full complement of nurses, 20 MFM sonographers and friendly and efficient support staff.
• Current 1 in 8 call burden shared equally across the division.
• AIUM accredited ultrasound practice including fetal echocardiography detailed first trimester OB ultrasound.
• Joseph Bell MD (Division Chief) is principial investigator at St. Luke’s in CHAP Study consortium; other ongoing research includes IC-Clear (International Collaborative – Cerclage Longitudinal Evaluation and Research).
• Strong collaboration with pediatric cardiology, pediatric surgery and other pediatric subspecialty services.

About the Department:

• Luke’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology consists of over 100 physicians and advanced practitioners spread over 40 practice locations.
• Rapidly growing obstetrical program with over 5,000 deliveries per year across 3 birthing facilities.
• New state of the art birthing centers located at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus, St. Luke’s Allentown Campus and St. Luke’s Upper Bucks Campus.
• GE Healthcare National Show Site for Women’s Imaging.
• Repeatedly awarded “Best Place to Have a Baby” in the Lehigh Valley by the Morning Call’s Readers’ Choice Awards.
• In house 24/7 support from neonatology at each delivering campus with Level III capabilities available at St. Luke’s Anderson and Allentown and Level II capabilities at St. Luke’s Upper Bucks.
• Outpatient support for patients and family members provided through St. Luke’s Baby & Me Support Center – an innovative facility designed to support patients and their families with support during and after pregnancy (pre-natal classes, lactation support, post-partum behavioral health support, etc.)
• Embedded Social Worker to support providers in managing complex patient concerns.
• Fully accredited training programs in OB/GYN, MIGS, and GYN oncology.
• Robust GYN surgical volumes spanning all sub-specialties (MIGS, UroGYN, REI, Family Planning and GYN Oncology).
• Dedicated departmental research efforts supported by St. Luke’s Research Institute and Department of Research and Innovation.
• Academic appointments are available to outstanding candidates through our affiliation with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

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

• Team-based care with well-educated, dedicated support staff
• A culture in which innovation is highly valued
• Work/life balance and flexibility
• Exceptional compensation package, starting bonus, and relocation reimbursement
• Rich benefits package, including malpractice, health and dental insurance, and CME allowance
• Teaching, research, quality improvement and strategic development opportunities

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact:

Christine Figler
Physician Recruiter
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Christine.Figler@sluhn.org

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites.  With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.

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