Physician Wound, Burn and Ostomy - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Lead the future of comprehensive wound care at Guthrie.

Guthrie Medical Group is seeking an experienced, clinically engaged Physician Medical Director of Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to provide physician leadership and strategic direction for our comprehensive wound care and hyperbaric medicine program in Pennsylvania.

This is an opportunity for a physician who wants to combine meaningful clinical practice with program leadership. The Medical Director will help shape clinical standards, advance multidisciplinary care, develop referral relationships, mentor providers, and drive continued growth of wound care and hyperbaric services across the region.

Highlights of the Opportunity

• Serve as the physician leader and clinical authority for Guthrie's wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy program
• Combine direct patient care with meaningful physician leadership and program development responsibilities
• Evaluate and manage patients with acute, chronic, complex, and non-healing wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers, pressure injuries, venous and arterial wounds, surgical wounds, traumatic wounds, and radiation tissue injury
• Provide physician oversight of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, including patient selection, treatment protocols, medical supervision, safety, emergency preparedness, and quality assurance
• Lead the development and maintenance of evidence-based clinical standards, treatment pathways, policies, and protocols
• Collaborate closely with vascular surgery, podiatry, infectious disease, orthopedics, endocrinology, primary care, nursing, hyperbaric technicians, and other specialties in the management of complex patients
• Participate in multidisciplinary case review and coordinated care for patients requiring advanced wound management
• Use clinical outcomes, quality measures, patient experience, and utilization data to identify opportunities for improvement and program development
• Help expand awareness and appropriate utilization of wound care and hyperbaric services throughout Guthrie's service area
• Develop strong referral relationships with physicians, hospitals, surgeons, specialists, and community providers
• Recruit, mentor, educate, and support physicians and advanced practice providers participating in the wound care program
• Play an active role in quality improvement, patient safety, credentialing, privileging, peer review, and regulatory readiness

Candidate Requirements

• Unwavering commitment to our mission of improving health through clinical excellence and compassion; every patient, every time
• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in an appropriate specialty such as Surgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or another relevant specialty
• Current or eligible for Pennsylvania medical licensure
• Eligible for Guthrie medical staff appointment and appropriate clinical privileges
• Demonstrated experience in the evaluation and management of complex wounds
• Experience with or formal training in hyperbaric oxygen therapy strongly preferred
• Medical Director, program leadership, department leadership, or comparable physician leadership experience preferred
• Formal wound care training or fellowship experience preferred
• Hyperbaric medicine training and/or certification preferred
• Experience with diabetic limb salvage and multidisciplinary wound management is highly desirable
• Knowledge of advanced wound care modalities and evidence-based treatment protocols
• Strong physician leadership, communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills
• Commitment to quality, patient safety, appropriate utilization, and continuous improvement

Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications
• Medical Director stipend recognizing the leadership scope of the position
• Productivity and incentive compensation opportunities
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off and CME allowance
• CME and professional development support
• Professional liability coverage
• Relocation assistance, if applicable
• Potential signing and retention incentives

Work-Life Balance

• A physician leadership role designed to combine continued clinical practice with meaningful administrative and program leadership responsibilities
• Collaborative multidisciplinary practice model supporting coordinated management of complex patients
• Opportunity to build a sustainable clinical program through strong partnerships across surgical, medical, nursing, and community-based services
• Organizational infrastructure supporting quality, patient safety, clinical operations, and program development

Career Development

• Lead the clinical and strategic development of a comprehensive wound care and hyperbaric medicine program
• Help establish and advance evidence-based clinical pathways, quality standards, and program performance measures
• Mentor physicians and advanced practice providers with an interest in wound care and hyperbaric medicine
• Participate in physician and staff education related to wound management and hyperbaric medicine
• Develop relationships across Guthrie's multidisciplinary clinical network and throughout the regional medical community
• Opportunity to expand referral networks, improve clinical outcomes, and strengthen the reputation and reach of Guthrie's wound care services

Supportive Transition

• Relocation assistance may be available based on candidate circumstances
• CME and professional development resources to support continued growth in wound care, hyperbaric medicine, and physician leadership
• Join a collaborative medical group with access to multidisciplinary specialists and organizational resources supporting complex wound care

At Guthrie, physicians are leaders. You’ll find the resources of a major academic system , the support of a close-knit medical community , and the financial and lifestyle advantages that make long-term practice sustainable.

About the Facility

A 254-bed tertiary care referral center, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, has received numerous national awards for the high-quality care it provides to patients. The hospital is the region's only Level I Trauma Center, accredited by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation, and is served by Guthrie Air, a regional aeromedical helicopter program. Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital offers a full range of diagnostic, medical, and surgical services.

About the Community

Located on the Pennsylvania and New York border, Sayre is part of the larger community known as the Penn-York Valley or simply "The Valley." The other communities comprise Athens, PA, South Waverly, PA, and Waverly, NY. The combined population of these communities is 35,000. The Valley offers scenic countryside and rural living with easy access to larger areas such as Corning, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Binghamton, NY. I-86 is only minutes away and offers a direct route to Elmira and Binghamton, NY airports.

About Guthrie

Guthrie is a fully integrated healthcare system servicing Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier region of New York. With six hospitals and 76 regional offices in a 13-county catchment area, our team of nearly 1,000 Physicians and Advanced Practitioners provides more than 2 million patient visits annually.