Do you want to grow your career at one of the nation?s 100 Top Hospitals? St. Luke?s University Health Network is seeking a BC/BE Gastroenterologist to join our growing team of 41 young and dynamic physicians.  Our team is shaping the future of gastroenterology services in the region through the development of new and innovative programs and brand-new state of the art endoscopy centers. Successful candidates will split time between beautiful Phillipsburg, NJ and Easton, PA where you will experience a culture immersed in innovation, while supporting a wonderful local community.

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

• Work/life balance and flexibility
• Team-based care with well-educated, dedicated support staff
• Exceptional compensation package, starting bonus, and relocation reimbursement
• Rich benefits package, including malpractice, health and dental insurance, loan forgiveness and generous CME allowance
• Teaching, research, quality improvement and strategic development opportunities
• A St. Luke?s "family" that will help you adapt to the new region.

Department Highlights include:

• In addition to patient care, the department also supports and trains medical students, internal medicine residents and gastroenterology fellows.
• Our team conducts clinical research and participates in industry- and NIH-sponsored as well as investigator-initiated research and serves as Faculty at the Temple / St. Luke?s School of Medicine.
• We utilize Olympus scopes which provide a comprehensive offering to meet every gastroenterology procedural need.
• Collectively, the team delivers over 43,000 annual visits and performs about 30,00 procedures.
• Luke?s gastroenterology practices enjoy the support of a large health network with appropriate levels of autonomy allowing each practice to establish its unique identity while receiving referrals from our loyal Primary Care Physician Groups.

Location Information:

St. Luke?s Easton Campus - St. Luke?s Hospital Easton Campus is the newest hospital to join the St. Luke?s University Health Network system. This acquisition of Easton Hospital will preserve the 125-year-old hospital for future generations and bring St. Luke?s world-class health care to the greater Easton-area community.

In keeping with its commitment to the communities it serves, St. Luke?s has been building partnerships and supporting community programs in Easton for years, culminating with the opening of St. Luke?s Anderson Campus in 2011 and now the purchase of Easton Hospital itself. This collaboration will ensure that Easton-area residents will continue to receive the quality, compassionate care in a community hospital setting with access to the deep expertise and broad array of specialists in the St. Luke?s Network.

St. Luke?s Warren Campus - St. Luke?s Warren Campus has invested $250-million in patient friendly upgrades at its main campus and satellite locations throughout the area. Our goal is twofold: to provide our patients with excellent medical care in comfortable surroundings and to provide easy access to our services where our patients live and work.

Here?s what choosing St. Luke?s means for you:

• Easy Access: Near three major highways - Just off Route 22, with access to Route 33 and Interstate 78.
• A Better Hospital Experience: A combination of a state-of-the-art facility, technology, equipment and a great team working together with the patient at the center of it all.
• Amenities: The upgraded facility offers ample parking, emergency room, orthopedic services, heart and vascular, surgical services, MRI, diagnostic radiology and additional lab services.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke?s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 18,000 employees providing services at 14 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites.  With annual net revenue of $3 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 biggest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania.

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:  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.  

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANDIDATES:  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.  

Set amid gentle hills and charming country sides, Lehigh Valley, PA is home to Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, as well as dozens of small towns and picturesque boroughs, parks, trails, and waterways. Steeped in pre-Colonial, Early American, and industrial history, the region?s storied past became its uplifting present, bestowing visitors anything from crayons and craft beer to Martin Guitars and museums, covered bridges, and nationally-recognized events like Musikfest and Christkindlmarkt.

The Lehigh Valley is in close proximity to NYC, Philly, and DC. Outstanding higher education facilities include Lehigh University and Moravian College. Cost of living is low and coupled with minimal congestion; choose among a variety of charming urban, semi-urban and rural communities your family will enjoy calling home. There is easy access to outdoor activities like skiing, snowboarding, white water rafting, and zip lining. The Lehigh Valley encompasses three unique cities in one suburban area. For more information please visit www.discoverlehighvalley.com

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