EP Cardiology Job In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
ACC Awarded Facility | Cardiac Electrophysiology Opportunity in Northeast PA | Wilkes-Barre, PA
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, a member hospital of Commonwealth Health System, Northeast Pennsylvania, and Community Health Systems, a Fortune 500 company, is seeking a board eligible/board certified Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist to join an emerging, dynamic, multidisciplinary cardiovascular division.
The position provides the opportunity to influence the development of an outstanding, state-of-the-art, team oriented cardiovascular service. Commonwealth Health, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital was recently recognized for their dedication to cardiovascular patients by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in the “Best Hospitals” issue of 2024 U.S. News & World Report.
The 369-bed hospital sees over 50,000 emergency room patients, performs approximately 10,000 echocardiograms, and 2000 cardiac catheterizations annually.
This developing program has attracted highly qualified and accomplished specialists in cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, structural cardiology, interventional cardiology, and electrophysiology. Clinical research is ongoing. There are ample educational opportunities.
The employed position offers a highly competitive compensation package, including medical education debt reimbursement, education stipend, commencement bonus, and relocation allowances for the right candidate.
- Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is situated on the scenic banks of the Susquehanna River, in Northeast Pennsylvania.
- Multinational companies, respected colleges, universities, and medical facilities are located in the immediate vicinity.
- New York City, Newark, and Philadelphia are readily accessible.
- The Scranton Wilkes-Barre airport allows travel to national and global destinations.
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The Susquehanna River quietly cuts a path through beautiful mountains, winding into broad valley of the Greater Wilkes-Barre area. Wilkes Barre has an international airport, five colleges and universities, and serves as the center of business and industry for Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Greater Wilkes-Barre area is home to year-round festivals and events, the state’s first slots casino and live harness racing at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, a 14-screen theater and shops at Northampton & Main, countless shops and restaurants.
Founded in 1770, we helped fuel the Industrial Revolution with the rich veins of coal running beneath the soil. In the late 1800s, the Greater Wilkes-Barre area was among the most affluent in the country. More than a century later, the area grew as a center for fun and excitement with the opening of the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza, home to Pittsburgh’s farm team, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, arena football and countless performing acts.
We are less than 30 minutes from the home of the Yankees minor league team, more than dozen ski areas in the Poconos, and limitless outdoor recreation, including white-water sports, hiking, rock climbing and fishing.
To learn more about all there is to do and see in the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area, visit the About Wilkes-Barre Section.
The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry and its affiliates are community, economic development and business service organizations charged with the mission of collaborating with community and regional partners to create quality employment and business opportunities and improve the area’s quality of life through strategic planning, programs and investments in our community.
The organization works on a wide range of projects – from business recruitment and job creation programs to Downtown revitalization, entrepreneurial and workforce development, riverfront, greenways initiatives, and more.
Complementing those initiatives is the work of the Chamber of Business and Industry’s three main subsidiaries – the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Wilkes-Barre Development Corporation and the Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund – and its affiliate, the Diamond City Partnership.
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is Northeastern Pennsylvania’s largest community hospital, with 392 beds and a medical staff of more than 400 physicians representing nearly 50 medical and surgical specialties. Recognized for its excellence in heart and vascular care, inpatient and outpatient cancer care and wide ranging surgical specialties, including orthopaedic surgery, neurosurgery and minimally invasive surgical procedures, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is also home to the region's busiest emergency department, which treats more than 55,000 patients a year.