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Full-Time Pediatrician for Outpatient CHC
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Pediatrics
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 9/01/19

Due to successful growth, Reading Hospital, an award winning 750 bed tertiary care teaching Medical Center of Tower Health is seeking a BC/BE Pediatrician to join its well-established Children's Health Center Outpatient/Nursery/Academic Pediatrics Practice.

We Offer:

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match.
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Up to $100K in Educational Loan Assistance
  • Generous paid time-off allowance
  • CME time and money
  • Relocation assistance
  • H1B Visa & Green Card Support (*does not qualify for J1 Waiver)
  • Supportive health system to advance goals

Our Community Provides:

  • A lower cost of living when compared to other parts of the state, including a wide variety of beautiful homes at affordable prices
  • A variety of living options, including suburban, urban and rural
  • A service area population of over 600,000 and growing
  • Two local school systems that consistently rank as among the top systems in Pennsylvania
  • The community's central location places it close by to an abundance of recreational amenities, professional sporting events, concerts, outstanding dining, fantastic shopping, antique stores, and so much more
  • Philadelphia is less than an hour away; Washington DC and New York City are approximately 2.5 hours away


Practice Highlights:

  • You will join a group of well-trained Pediatricians who enjoy teaching residents and medical students both in the office and the nursery while caring for a primarily underserved population
  • The group currently includes 5 Pediatricians and 2 CRNPs
  • The office is located on the West Reading campus just one block from the Hospital
  • Schedule - Monday to Friday day shift. Though a 4-day work week is an option as well. The on-call rotation will be 1 in every 5 to 6 evenings and weekends, on average, with 1st call Family Medicine senior resident coverage for answering service calls
  • The hospital's Pediatric services include: around the clock in-house Neonatology coverage for deliveries and consults; a dedicated Pediatrics area in the Emergency Department; 24/7 Pediatrics Hospitalists; some ambulatory Pediatrics specialty services
  • Inpatient teaching rounds in the nursery every 5th week with Allopathic and Osteopathic Family Medicine residents and medical students rotating in Pediatrics
  • A supportive administration that is providing the resources to grow the service
  • Be a part of consistent growth - Coming early 2019, a 16-bed self-contained pediatric emergency unit within our 120-bed ED.


MD/DO or equivalent; licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania; BC/BE in Pediatrics. Must be willing/interested in teaching