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Director, Neurosurgery - Geisinger Community Medical Center

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Job Description

Location: Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC)

Shift: Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

The Geisinger Neuroscience Institute is seeking a Director of Neurosurgery at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania to provide clinical and strategic leadership for neurosurgical services.

Job Duties

This leadership opportunity is ideal for a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon specializing in cutting-edge minimally invasive, complex, and deformity spine surgery who is passionate about clinical excellence, program growth, quality improvement, innovation,, and the development of physicians and advance practitioners.

As Director, you will partner with institute, hospital, and operational leadership to advance the neurosurgery program at GCMC. The Director will work alongside the Department Chair to shape clinical strategy, support expanding patient access, strengthen regional referral relationships, and improve quality.

The role also offers the opportunity to collaborate with experts in spine, vascular/endovascular, neuro-oncology, skull base, stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, neurology, trauma, rehabilitation, and other related disciplines across the Geisinger system.

Geisinger is making a significant investment in the future of neurological care at GCMC. The program is transitioning from Brain lab navigation platform to Medtronic O-Arm imaging system and StealthStation S8 surgical navigation platform, and our surgeons have already developed the infrastructure and workflow for anterior, lateral, and posterior spine approaches.

The program provides comprehensive neurosurgical care for patients across Northeast Pennsylvania, with a strong foundation in spine surgery and access to the broader clinical capabilities of the Geisinger Neuroscience Institute. The incoming Director will help define the program’s future clinical priorities, strengthen coordination across specialties, and ensure that patients can receive high-quality neurosurgical care as close to home as clinically appropriate.

As part of the Geisinger Neuroscience Institute, you will have access to innovative care models, a 20-year clinical data warehouse, one of the nation's earliest Epic electronic medical record platforms, and a groundbreaking population genomics program. Our program is supported by advanced technology, including multiple hybrid operating rooms and comprehensive stroke services.

Join Our Award-Winning Team

  • Spine surgery program designated as part of the Employers Centers of Excellence Network (ECEN).
  • Nationally recognized ProvenCare® Lumbar Spine program focused on quality and outcomes.
  • Named among Becker's Hospital Review's Top 100 Spine and Neurosurgery Programs.
  • Featured in Harvard Business Review for healthcare innovation and value-based care delivery.

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a well-established neurosurgery program and help shape the future of neurosurgical care across the Geisinger Health System.

Position Details

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills

Office Administration

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

The Director will provide clinical and strategic leadership for neurosurgical services at Geisinger Community Medical Center. They will partner with leadership to shape clinical strategy, expand patient access, and improve quality outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree and be a licensed medical doctor in the state of Pennsylvania. The role requires a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with expertise in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipComplex spine surgeryProgram developmentPhysician developmentReferral relationship management

Healthcare Professional Career Context

Of the 50 active healthcare listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 22% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the healthcare market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
healthcare listings in Pennsylvania128 active2,062 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 22% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
healthcare pay trend−17.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

5.1/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Scranton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,346/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.