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Geisinger
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Physician Dermatology

DermatologyIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$500K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday4-day week

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Job Description

Location:

Geisinger Multi-Specialty Clinic Wilkes-Barre Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes Job Summary: Geisinger’s Dermatology practice in the beautiful Pocono region of Pennsylvania is expanding!

Build a rewarding career with a schedule that works for you—now offering a 4-day workweek. Job Duties: Join a team of 6 dermatologists in a rapidly growing practice. The practice/working environment is very positive and supportive. The Dermatology team is close-knit, collegial and friendly.

Geisinger is one of the largest and most innovative health care systems in Pennsylvania. “Build a rewarding career with a schedule that works for you—now offering a 4-day workweek.”

Northeast Pennsylvania is filled with outdoor adventures, cultural activities, and boasts numerous local universities, creating a fulfilling work/life balance for our providers.

Our main office in Wilkes Barre, PA is only a few hours from NYC and Philadelphia, giving you close proximity to urban life while still enjoying the benefit of safe communities, good schools, and a stress-free commute.

Geisinger is committed to investing in this region with plans for new facilities, program growth, and expanding services. Opportunities also available at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA and Geisinger Patton Forest Clinic in State College, PA.

At Geisinger, our Dermatologists: Participate in leadership opportunities including academics, teaching students, residents and fellows Publishing and research opportunities Fully integrate with our robust electronic health record (Epic) Enjoy a Mon-Fri schedule with shared call See a blend of patients of all ages, demographics, and complexity Perform cosmetic and aesthetic services such as Botox, fillers, peels, sclerotherapy, microneedling, PRP, fraxel laser, V beam laser, and diode hair removal Benefit from expert Dermatopathology services with quick turnaround and easy access for consultation.

We are proud of the support we provide: Competitive starting salary of $500,000 with sign-on loans (bonus) available Excellent benefit package, including paid relocation and malpractice with tail coverage Generous CME time/allowance of $4500/15 days, and much more 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: 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.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.

We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners.

Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. * Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive dermatological care to a diverse patient population, including performing cosmetic and aesthetic procedures. Participate in leadership, academic teaching, and research opportunities within a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

Must hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree. Requires a valid medical license for the State of Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Cosmetic ServicesEpic EHR

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Dermatology at Geisinger a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,832 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Dermatology — Physician Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$309k (367 salary observations; 2,504 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,776 salary observations; 56,848 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$500k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $512k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.3
Better work-life than 50% of Dermatology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 340 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Wilkes-Barre

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$182k≈ 0.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,340/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Geisinger

Hospitals and Health Care
Danville, Pa.
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401k
Paid Relocation
Malpractice with Tail Coverage