Job Summary
Job Description
Reading Hospital/Tower Health is seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon to join an experienced, busy, and collaborative surgery practice. This position will fully support Reading Hospital/Tower Health's Independent Tract Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship as Core Faculty including completing ACGME required research mandates; will be able to customize their own practice, encompassing anything and everything along the spectrum of plastic surgery and will participate in the Reading Hospital Tower Health Hospital, Trauma, ER, and Transfer Center based call schedule.
Tower Health & Drexel University College of Medicine have partnered to open a brand new medical school 1/2 miles from the Reading Hospital campus. The medical school opened in July 2021; when fully operational, the medical school will enroll 200 medical students.
Reading Hospital is a 697-bed nonprofit teaching hospital that provides high quality healthcare, cutting-edge technology, and experienced, caring medical professionals. As the nationally recognized, Magnet-designated flagship institution of Tower Health, Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services including the McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, one of the state’s busiest Emergency Departments and a Level I Trauma Center, and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Reading Hospital was named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2023 by Healthgrades™. This is the second year in a row (2022-2023) that Reading Hospital has been in the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance. Reading Hospital has also been ranked as one of the Top Ten Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report the second year in a row.
Reading Hospital Awards and Recognition:
- America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™ (2022)
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2017-2021)
- One of 10 Best Value Hospitals in Pennsylvania
- Top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals for clinical outcomes
- Reading Hospital recognized on Newsweek's World Best Hospitals (92nd) 2021 List
Job Responsibilities
Joining an experienced, busy & collaborative surgical team
Core Faculty for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
Build and customize your own practice
Support Reading Hospital Tower Health System Hospital, ER, Trauma, and Transfer Center Call
System wide EPIC EMR
The Benefits 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
Educational Loan Assistance
Residency/Fellowship Stipend
Generous paid time-off allowance
CME time and money
Relocation assistance
H1B & Green Card Support
Supportive health system to advance goals
The Community:
Reading Hospital is located in West Reading, part of Berks County, Pennsylvania. This is an area that offers many wonderful places to live and raise a family. Berks County is within driving distance of major metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City, offering an easy chance to get away for some big city excitement. The Reading Symphony Orchestra and Reading Public Museum are considered among the best in the state. GoggleWorks is one of the nation's largest interactive community arts centers. And each year, the Berks Arts Council presents the largest jazz festival on the east coast. In addition, the Santander Arena and Performing Arts Center bring some of the world’s top acts to Reading. The great outdoors is right in your backyard, including the National Scenic Appalachian Trail, Blue Marsh Lake, French Creek State Park, and the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. And you'll find lakes for boating, swimming, ice fishing, and skating. Reading also ranks fourth nationwide in minor-league sports markets, hosting our own minor league hockey (Reading Royals) and baseball (Reading Fightin’ Phils) teams.