Primary Care - Service Line Chair (Sayre, PA)

Join Guthrie's Primary Care team to provide high-quality patient care to our surrounding rural communities.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Provide strategic direction for the Primary Care Service Line, aligning goals with Guthrie's system-wide priorities.
• Lead in a dyad partnership with the Administrative Director to ensure coordinated, effective operations across all primary care sites.

Clinical Oversight & Quality

• Maintain an active clinical practice (approx. 40% FTE) to remain connected to frontline care.
• Champion quality and safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with system leaders to improve performance in value-based care, population health, and patient outcomes.

Recruitment & Retention

• Partner with Provider Recruitment to attract and retain top-tier physicians and APPs.
• Lead onboarding and integration efforts for new hires, ensuring rapid assimilation into Guthrie's culture and workflows.

Operational Excellence

• Manage budgets, staffing models, and resource allocation to meet clinical and financial goals.
  Drive process improvement initiatives, especially in the integration of Guthrie and Lourdes primary care operations.

Qualifications

Required:

• MD or DO, Board Certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
• Current, unrestricted medical license (or eligibility) in New York and Pennsylvania.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical practice experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing a large, multi-site clinical team or service line; minimum of 3 years.
• Proven ability to build trust, foster collaboration, and lead through influence.

Preferred:

• Prior experience in a dyad leadership model.
• Experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Background in quality improvement, population health, or value-based care.

Comprehensive Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary starting at $410,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement plans, CME allowance, and relocation assistance.
• Eligible for quality and leadership incentives.

Contact Your Recruiter

Kerry Hitchcock - Sr. Physician Recruiter

Excellent physicians and advanced practitioners choose Guthrie because of a shared commitment to our community and each other. The Guthrie Clinic was founded on the principle that people in small towns deserve the same access to high-quality medical care as those in big cities. Non-profit and physician-led we deliver on that promise through an integrated healthcare delivery system caring for patients across the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our focus on our patients and quality care has always remained strong.
At Guthrie you can work in an environment that is supportive both professionally and personally.

About the Guthrie

Guthrie is a non-profit, integrated health system that serves patients across 12 counties in northern Pennsylvania and southern and central New York. Our system includes six hospitals, multiple community clinics, a research institute, and a large multispecialty group practice. We are committed to improving health through clinical excellence and compassion - every patient, every time.

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, including:

Guthrie Breast Care Center Guthrie Cancer Center Guthrie Cardiac and Vascular Center Guthrie Musculoskeletal Services Guthrie Imaging Services Guthrie Specialty Eye Care Guthrie Surgical Services Guthrie Weight Loss Center

Level I Trauma Center Medical/surgical and intensive care 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.

#LI-KH1 #IH