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Tower Health
West Reading, Pennsylvania

Emergency Medicine Physician - Reading Hospital

Emergency MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Tower Health continues to grow our Emergency Medicine Team. Tower Health is a four hospital network with over 2200 physicians and advanced practitioners. We are located in the route 422 stretch of southeastern Pennsylvania between Philly and West Reading.

Due to growing patient demand, we are seeking a board eligible / board certified emergency medicine physician to join our established and respected practice located northwest of Philadelphia. Our Reading Hospital campus is the busiest in Pennsylvania and treats over 135,000 patients annually. We proudly partner with Drexel University College of Medicine, whose new regional campus is just steps from Reading Hospital.

Our Dynamic and Patient-centered Team Includes

  • The Emergency Department contains 120 beds
  • New self-contained Pediatric Emergency unit with 16 beds
  • Level I Trauma Center
  • Level III NICU
  • Emergency Medicine Residency Program
  • Abundant teaching, quality improvement, and research opportunities
  • EPIC EMR throughout the health system

Qualifications

MD or DO; Board Eligible or Board Certified; Emergency Medicine

Overview

Tower Health is an innovative, leading health system dedicated to advancing the health and transforming the lives of the people we serve through compassionate, accessible, high quality, cost-effective healthcare.

Together, our seven hospitals and other entities provide a full range of medical care from prevention, screening and education; to the latest clinical services and surgeries available; to rehabilitation.

We also offer wellness programs and public health services that ensure our communities are the healthiest they can be.

Across our system, you’ll find many opportunities to build an outstanding career. With more than 14,000 team members, Tower Health offers 25 urgent care facilities and a connected network of 3,200 physicians, specialists, and providers across more than 230 convenient locations.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide high-quality emergency medical care to patients in a high-volume Level I Trauma Center. Responsibilities include participating in teaching, quality improvement initiatives, and research opportunities within the health system.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient CareTrauma Care

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 48 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 88% have no call, 60% 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).

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 9 employers

4
$300k
24
$350k
2
$390k-435k
5
$435k-480k
3
$480k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
81% this job
CME allowance
19%
Sign-on bonus
6%
Relocation assistance
6%
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Med America · Sacramento, California

$275k-$900k
#2

SENTARA NORTHERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER - EM - STAFF PHYSICIANContract

Team Health · Woodbridge, Virginia

$238-$278/hr
#3

VIRTUA MARLTON HOSPITAL - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

$220-$240/hr
#4

SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

$225-$230/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,051 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in West Reading

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k
Typical market rent
$1,904/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.1
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 · Reading, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Tower Health

Hospitals and Health Care
West Reading, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Malpractice Coverage