Status: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Shift: Day Job

Description:

• Join an employed urology practice with University of Pittsburgh Physicians (UPP) in a 400-bed tertiary care hospital in Altoona, part of a financially strong and thriving world-class health system.

About UPP Department of Urology – Altoona:

• Currently comprised of 1 physician and APP with support from Pittsburgh, the department is expected to grow to 4+ onsite physicians.
• The hospital has 12 ORs, 1 dedicated Cysto Room, and a da Vinci SI robotic surgical system. The Ambulatory Surgery Center on the hospital campus has 6 ORs.

About the Position:

• 300,000+ population need of UPMC Altoona’s central PA service area
• Practice includes APP support
• Work schedule is Monday-Friday, which includes 3 clinic days and 2 OR days per week
• Call is 1:3 and will be 1:4 with recruitment of additional provider
• Weekday hospital and practice call with locums coverage on weekends
• Benefits:
• Occurrence-based malpractice insurance
• Employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid health/dental/vision insurance
• Life/disability insurance

Qualifications:

• Board Certified or Eligible in Urology
• BLS, ACLS Certified
• Must qualify for a medical license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania