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Help Grow our Pediatric Service Line - Physician: Pediatric Pulmonology

The Department of Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of Pittsburgh Physicians, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Harrisburg Hospital in Pennsylvania are now recruiting Pediatric Pulmonologists to expand clinical services in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area.

The candidate must have completed Pediatric Fellowship training and be Board Certified/Eligible in pediatric pulmonology.

We have full and part time opportunities. Part time positions include the benefit of an outpatient only schedule with no call, weekend or holidays. Full time physicians will be able to practice full scope to include the clinic schedule and inpatient consults.

Outpatient services are provided in a new child and family friendly outpatient center in Lemoyne, PA. UPMC Children's Harrisburg is a newly remodeled floor at UPMC Harrisburg hospital, housing both PICU and General Pediatric units. UPMC Harrisburg hospital also has a newly- built Women's and Babies Center and level 3 NICU. Pediatrics medical staff includes a full-time child neurologist as well as a team of hospitalists, 3 intensivists, 4 cardiologists, 2 endocrinologists, 2 gastroenterologists and 2 surgeons. The hospital utilizes Epic as their inpatient EMR.

The greater Harrisburg area features both rural and suburban living and boasts an abundance of sports, arts, cultural events, and entertainment. The region includes historically significant areas such as Gettysburg and world-famous attractions such as Hershey Park.

Listed among Forbes.com "America's Most Livable Cities, ? and ranked in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Cities to Live ?, Harrisburg is centrally located and is only a two to three-hour drive away from New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.

The area offers top-rated public schools, blue-ribbon private schools, and some of Pennsylvania's top colleges and universities. Area school districts are consistently ranked in the top 20 percent of Pennsylvania. With affordable homes -- a composite cost of living index of 99.7, compared to 126.5 in Philadelphia -- it's a great place to grow a career and family.

About UPMC Central Pa

UPMC Central Pa is a nationally recognized leader in providing high-quality, patient-centered health care services in central Pennsylvania and surrounding rural communities. The not-for-profit system cares for more than 1.2 million area residents yearly, providing life-saving emergency care, essential primary care and leading-edge diagnostic services. The UPMC Pinnacle health system includes seven acute care hospitals with 1,161 licensed beds, over 160 outpatient clinics and ancillary facilities, more than 2,900 physicians and allied health professionals, and approximately 11,000 employees. It is a health care hub serving Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Juniata, Franklin, Adams and parts of Snyder counties.