Job Description

St. Lukes University Health Network, the regions largest, most established health system, a major teaching hospital, and one of the nations 100 Top Hospitals is seeking a Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program Director to start a new MFM Fellowship Program .

The Program Director will be responsible for developing, leading, administering, and supervising all aspects of the Maternal Fetal Medicine Program in accordance with the ACGME Program Requirements and Institutional Goals and Objectives. Successful candidates will join our vibrant and growing division of eight attending physicians providing services for nearly 6,000 deliveries/year.

** We are also recruiting for an additional MFM physician outside of the Fellowship Director position.**

About the Practice/ Position:

• The St. Lukes Perinatal Associates Practice consist of 8 physicians and 4 advanced practitioners providing care across 6 outpatient locations.
• The team also is comprised of two on site genetic counselors, four diabetes educators, a full complement of nurses, 20 MFM sonographers and friendly and efficient support staff.
• Current 1 in 8 call burden shared equally across the division.
• AIUM accredited ultrasound practice including fetal echocardiography detailed first trimester OB ultrasound.
• Earning potential of up to $700,000 per year.
• Joseph Bell MD (Division Chief) is principial investigator at St. Lukes in CHAP Study consortium; other ongoing research includes IC-Clear (International Collaborative Cerclage Longitudinal Evaluation and Research).
• Strong collaboration with pediatric cardiology, pediatric surgery and other pediatric subspecialty services.

About the Department:

• Lukes Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology consists of over 100 physicians and advanced practitioners spread over 40 practice locations.
• Rapidly growing obstetrical program with over 5,000 deliveries per year across 3 birthing facilities.
• New state of the art birthing centers located at St. Lukes Anderson Campus, St. Lukes Allentown Campus and St. Lukes Upper Bucks Campus.
• GE Healthcare National Show Site for Womens Imaging.
• Repeatedly awarded Best Place to Have a Baby in the Lehigh Valley by the Morning Calls Readers Choice Awards.
• In house 24/7 support from neonatology at each delivering campus with Level III capabilities available at St. Lukes Anderson and Allentown and Level II capabilities at St. Lukes Upper Bucks.
• Outpatient support for patients and family members provided through St. Lukes Baby & Me Support Center an innovative facility designed to support patients and their families with support during and after pregnancy (pre-natal classes, lactation support, post-partum behavioral health support, etc.)
• Embedded Social Worker to support providers in managing complex patient concerns.
• Fully accredited training programs in OB/GYN, MIGS, and GYN oncology.
• Robust GYN surgical volumes spanning all sub-specialties (MIGS, UroGYN, REI, Family Planning and GYN Oncology).
• Dedicated departmental research efforts supported by St. Lukes Research Institute and Department of Research and Innovation.
• Academic appointments are available to outstanding candidates through our affiliation with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

In joining St. Lukes University Health Network youll enjoy:

• Team-based care with well-educated, dedicated support staff
• A culture in which innovation is highly valued
• Work/life balance and flexibility
• Loan repayment up to $100,000
• Exceptional compensation package, starting bonus, and relocation reimbursement
• Rich benefits package, including malpractice, health and dental insurance, and CME allowance
• Teaching, research, quality improvement and strategic development opportunities

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact:

Christine Figler
Physician Recruiter
St. Lukes University Health Network
Christine.Figler@sluhn.org

Founded in 1872, St. Lukes University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $3.5 billion, the Networks 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. Lukes hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Lukes Childrens Hospital.

SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicares five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek Worlds Best Hospital . The Networks flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/Merative 11 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Lukes was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.

St. Lukes has been named the Top Workplace in the large employer category by the Morning Call. This is the second year in a row that St. Lukes has been recognized as a Top Workplace. In addition, St. Lukes has been named a Top Workplace nationally, in the Philadelphia region and in New Jersey. St. Lukes is the ONLY healthcare institution in Pennsylvania and the third-highest ranked healthcare entity in the nation to be designated a Top Workplace in 2024.

In 2024, St. Luke's was named one of the Nation's Best Employers for New Grads, a top 10 ranked employer in Pennsylvania and the #1 ranked health care employer in the state by Forbes Magazine.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANDIDATES: COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT

As a leading healthcare provider, St. Lukes 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. Lukes 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.

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