Division Chief Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Company: Fenningham, Dempster & Coval LLP
Location: Kirkland
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterDivision Chief Pediatric Hospital MedicineHershey, PA

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is recruiting a Division Chief in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Opportunity Details

• Lead a growing team, presently consisting of 16 physicians and 6 Advanced Practice Providers at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.
• High quality academic and clinical programs in our recently constructed/expanded Children's Hospital with primary responsibility for an 18 bed Pediatric Progressive Care Unit and 24 bed Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit which can expand by up to 8 additional beds.
• Interactions and team-coverage with entire complement of medical and surgical specialties.
• Coverage with our Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation colleagues at the joint venture Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital.
• Work with robust pediatric and med/peds residency programs.
• Be part of a thriving health system with exciting growth prospects.Requirements
  
  
  • Medical degree - MD, DO, or foreign equivalent.
  • BC in Pediatrics
  • Minimum 5 years pediatric experience.
  • Eligible for the rank of Associate Professor or higher.
  • Proven leadership experience in an academic healthcare environment.
  • A strong commitment to patient care, medical student and resident education and research/scholarly activity is necessary.
    
    Penn State Health
    
    
    • Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across central Pennsylvania.
    • The 8-story Children's Hospital celebrated a new era of patient and family centered care with its completion of a three-floor vertical expansion in October 2020 to meet the needs of children and families in central Pennsylvania who count on us for care. As the only children's hospital between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia fully equipped to treat the most severely ill children, Penn State Health Children's Hospital expanded our role as the region's pediatric health care leader.
    • Among the first hospitals in the nation to be named a Level 1 Children's Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children's Surgery Verification Program.
    • We are the only medical facility in Pennsylvania to be accredited as a Level 1 pediatric trauma center and Level 1 adult trauma center.
    • Features the only level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
    • The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Children's Hospital and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, Pa.; Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, Pa.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, Pa.; Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa.; Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, a specialty provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, in Harrisburg, Pa.; and 2,450+ physicians and direct care providers at 225 outpatient practices. Additionally, the system jointly operates various healthcare providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center and Hershey Endoscopy Center.
      
      Community
      
      
      • Hershey is a suburban community in a metropolitan area and is one of the fastest growing regions in the state.
      • The area offers excellent public schools with many districts ranking in the top 100 in the state.
      • Hershey is approximately 12 miles from Harrisburg, the state capital, and within a short train ride or drive to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Baltimore.To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Patty Shipton, CPRP, Senior Physician Recruiter, at .Penn State Health is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is unapologetically expressing itself through every person's perspective and lived experiences. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
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