About the Department

The Staff Physician, Intellectual Disabilities position at Selinsgrove Center gives you the chance to support individuals who rely on caring and consistent medical attention. You will help guide health decisions, ensure safe treatment, and support long term wellness. This role allows you to make a meaningful impact while working with a team that values professionalism and teamwork. If you want to use your clinical skills to improve lives, this opportunity is an excellent match.

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Position Duties

This position provides medical care, clinical oversight, and health guidance for individuals supported by Selinsgrove Center. The role ensures consistent monitoring, clear communication, and appropriate treatment planning. As a Staff Physician, Intellectual Disabilities, you will perform the following duties:

• Medical Care: Conduct examinations, order diagnostic studies, and assess individual medical needs
• Daily Rounds: Observe individuals, evaluate illnesses, and identify conditions requiring medical attention
• Clinical Records: Document medical findings, progress notes, and treatment decisions according to standards
• Team Coordination: Communicate significant medical updates and participate in interdisciplinary meetings
• Family Contact: Speak with families or guardians during hospitalizations or serious medical events
• Ongoing Learning: Maintain required continuing education hours and engage in professional development activities

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Part-time employment, up to 22.5 hours per week.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 3 days per week, with a 30-minute lunch. Schedule to be determined.
• You will have on-call hours.
• Overtime as operationally necessary
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirement:

• Three years of post-residency experience in the practice of medicine, including one year which involved a direct primary care caseload.

• You must be in possession of an active license to practice medicine in Pennsylvania issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine or Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
• You must obtain an active registration to prescribe medication from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as a condition of hire.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements: 

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position. 
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Other Qualifications

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. 
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.