Neonatologist Physician - Level IV NICU
Compensation
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Job Description
Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)
Shift: Days (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Worker Type
Regular
Exemption Status
Yes
Job Summary
Geisinger Health System (GHS) is seeking a BC/BE Neonatologist to join their current neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners and neonatal physician assistants based at the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville, PA.
Job Duties
Recent experience with high-frequency ventilation, nitric oxide administration, therapeutic hypothermia therapy, congenital heart disease and peri-operative management is required.
- Interest in teaching a variety of different learners and levels.
- Incentives/Benefits
- Forgivable recruitment loan/base salary
- Relocation assistance
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Generous CME
- Robust retirement plans
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness program qualifying employer
Position Details
- About the NICU at GMC
- 40-bed, Level IV Regional NICU servicing Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Approximately 600 admissions and 250 neonatal transports annually. Transports via helicopter and ground with unit-based transport team
- High risk delivery service located immediately adjacent to the NICU
Training site for pediatric and internal medicine-pediatric resident programs, medical students and neonatal nurse practitioner students from various universities
About the Department
Neonatologists are supported by maternal fetal medicine specialists, as well as a complete array of pediatric medical and surgical specialists.
Neonatologists provide continuous in-house NICU coverage together with the neonatal nurse practitioners, neonatal physician assistants and pediatric residents
Neonatology conducts frequent neonatal outreach education and simulation programs for referring hospitals throughout the area.
Neonatology co-directs with maternal fetal medicine the Center for Prenatal Pediatrics, a fetal diagnosis and treatment center, which coordinates multispecialty consultation to mothers and families expecting a fetus with congenital anomalies, serving over 400 families per year.
The NICU is a long time member of the Vermont-Oxford Network VLBW database and all department members are expected to participate in performance improvement projects.
Education
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)
Experience
Certification(s) and License(s)
Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania
Skills
Patient Care And Procedural Skills, Professional Etiquette, Systems-Based Practice
Our Purpose & Values
Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
- KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
- EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
- LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
- INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
- SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Key Responsibilities
Provide neonatal care in a 40-bed Level IV regional NICU, including management of complex neonatal conditions and continuous in-house coverage alongside advanced practice providers and pediatric residents. Participate in teaching, performance improvement, neonatal outreach education, and multidisciplinary prenatal consultation.
Requirements
Applicants must hold an MD or DO and be board-certified or board-eligible in neonatology, with a Pennsylvania medical license. Recent experience with high-frequency ventilation, nitric oxide, therapeutic hypothermia, congenital heart disease, and perioperative management is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Neonatology — Physician Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$309k (377 salary observations; 2,548 listings), vs ~$295k nationally (14,111 salary observations; 58,139 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 70% have no call, 36% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · top 25% in neonatology | ranked against 76 Neonatology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $260k (middle half $228k–$300k)89 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $309k median in Pennsylvania | $295k nationally (+5%)377 state / 14,111 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Pennsylvania | 926 active | 22,539 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 70% no call · 36% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Physician pay trend | +1.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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