Physical Therapy Residency Director, Pediatrics

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. Program Director is responsible for the administration and operations of the program, including all activities related to recruitment, selection, instruction, supervision, advising, evaluation, advancement, and readiness of residents for practice, retention of residents, academic productivity, maintenance of all academic records, and overall program leadership. The Program Director ensures continuing accreditation of the program through application of Common and Specialty requirements.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Align program initiatives beyond accreditation to business objectives and strategy. 2. Lead and maintain an educational environment conducive to educating the residents in each of the competency areas as indicated by accreditation requirements. 3. Prepare and submit all information required and requested by the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and the accreditation body. 4. Adjust schedules as necessary to mitigate excessive service demands and/or fatigue; and, if applicable, monitor the demands of at-home call and adjust schedules as necessary. 5. Ensure the provision of back up support systems. 6. Identify faculty to lead wellness and quality improvement initiatives in the program. 7. Obtain review and approval of the sponsoring institution's

GMEC/DIO

before submitting information or requests to the accreditation body. 8. Implement and communicate policies and procedures consistent with the institutional and program requirements. 9. Oversee development, design and determination of annual and monthly lecture series, conferences, grand rounds, journal club, M&M, etc. 10. Ensure that all evaluations are distributed, received and reviewed. Feedback should be provided in a timely manner to residents/fellows and faculty members. 11. Develop and review of monthly rotation schedules and ensure that there is sufficient communication with and distribution to residents/fellows, faculty, nurses, operators and clinics. 12. Evaluate the academic success and productivity by measuring a series of metrics. 13. Ensure that confidential files and records of current residents/fellows are maintained and archived. 14. Oversee and assist with the coordination and staffing of various meetings, including residency management meetings, faculty curriculum committee meetings, departmental meetings, meetings with Program Director and with residents/fellows. 15. Ensure that adequate office support is provided for residents/fellows (i.e., assistance with editing publications). 16. Communicate with other departments regarding all affiliation agreements and program letters of agreement (in coordination with the GME office) with participating institutions and training sites. 17. Process applications and appointments for visiting residents, fellows and scholars. 18. Communicate with the department chair regarding the running of the residency program, support for the program and any potential issues. 19. Determine an executive committee (comprised of the department chairperson and selected faculty members) that might assist with solving those issues. 20. Plan to attend local, regional and national GME educational workshops and conferences. 21. Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education in all sites. 22. Plan and organize annual planning retreats (e.g., clinical faculty retreats, resident retreats). 23. Approve the selection of program faculty as appropriate. 24. Provide educational instruction for residents/fellows regarding their roles in the educational process (e.g. evaluation, feedback, communication, patient care expectations). 25. Discipline residents, as necessary, in accordance with the St Luke's policies and procedures. 26. Disciplinary action would include letters of concern, probation and termination. 27. Develop annual goals and strategies for recruitment and retention of residents and/or fellows. 28. Design and implement annual recruitment plan and time line for the training program; including creation and dissemination of all recruitment materials. 29. Collaborate with SLPG, Department Chairman and the GME Office to retain graduating residents to fill on-going physician manpower needs within the SLPG and across the Health Network. 30. Demonstrate exceptional patient care management, by modeling appropriate customer care relationships, providing adequate supervision of hand-offs, call schedules and other patient-related activities at the various training sites where their residents/fellows rotate. 31. Other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

Sitting for up to three (3) hours per day; three (3) hours a t a time. Standing for up to eight (8) hours per day; eight (8) hours at a time. Walking for up to six (6) hours per day; one (1) hour at a time. Frequent fingering, handling, grasping, twisting, and turning as it relates to therapeutic procedures. Consistently lift, carry, and push objects up to 10 pounds. Occasionally lift, carry, and push objects up to 75 pounds. Rarely lifting with assistance, up to 100 pounds. Rarely pushing and pulling patients weighing up to 300 pounds in a wheel chair or stretcher. Occasionally stooping and bending. Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch. Seeing as it relates to normal near, far, color, and peripheral vision. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation and high and low frequencies.

EDUCATION

MD or DO required

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Completed residency Board certified in specialty Satisfies ACGME specialty specific requirements. Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!! St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Founded in 1872, St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network's service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke's hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke's Children's Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare's five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World's Best Hospital. The Network's flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING

HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.

In 2021, St. Luke's was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke's is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke's has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke's was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke's was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row. Learn More Here.