APP - Pediatrics

Position profile:

UPMC North Central PA is looking for a dedicated and experienced Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner to join a progressive pediatrics team. This opportunity supports our Coudersport and Port Allegany Pediatrics practices with a team committed to providing exceptional care to our patients. 

Earn MGMA competitive salary & spectacular UPMC benefits package, including pension and employer match, CME days and dollars, benefit time, tuition assistance for you and your family, short/long term disability, and so much more.

UPMC Cole is a modern, progressive system centered around a 25-bed critical access hospital located on a large, well-maintained campus with a service area covering 55,000 people living in six counties in North Central Pennsylvania and Western New York. UPMC Cole owns and operates eleven primary care and eighteen specialty medical practices located in Coudersport and the counties that surround the hospital.  

What Can You Bring to UPMC?

• Contribute to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine
• Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team
• Provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession

What Can UPMC Do for You?

• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future
• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program
• Work life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave
• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay
• Sign-on Bonus available if applicable

CANDIDATE PARAMETERS:

·        Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

·        American Citizen or FMG

·        Great communication skills and empathy are required.

·        Board-Certified

EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS:

·        Hospital employment

·        Contract includes

o  Initial agreement 36 month term, will consider longer terms

o  Base salary: negotiable based on experience 3 year average of MGMA median for APP pediatrics, $112,000-$120,000

o  Sign on bonus: $5,000

o  CME: annually 5 days and $3,000

o  PTO: contracted to work 46 weeks per year, all other time is for PTO and UPMC observed holidays

o  Incentive

§ Potential to earn 5% of base salary in quality and citizenship incentive

§ Production incentive based on wRVU

WORK SCHEDULE:

·        Monday-Friday: 8:00-4:30

·        Start: As soon as possible

·        EMR system – Epic