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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Critical Care GCMC

Geisinger

Scranton, PAFull-timeNo compensation foundPosted 1mo agoVerified open 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Scranton, PA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Basic Life Support CertificationCertified Physician Assistant - National Commission On Certification Of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)Master's degree

Job overview

Geisinger is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Critical Care GCMC. Geisinger Community Medical Center is seeking a Physician Assistant or an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join their skilled team of critical care providers. This role involves practicing state-of-the-art medicine with support from excellent physicians and nursing staff, working 14 shifts per month with a mix of days and nights.

Key focus areas include Work 14 shifts/month, Mix of days/nights, and Serve in a collaborative role with the physician and staff.

Successful candidates bring Master's Degree-Physician Assistant, Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner, and Basic Life Support Certification. Important skills include Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Systems (HIS), Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, and Patients Rights. Preferred (not required): Assessing Needs, Planning Education And Care, Providing Education And Care, and Evaluating Outcomes.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Care Management KnowledgeClinical Policies and StandardsHealth Information Systems (HIS)Patient Assessment and CarePatient SafetyPatients RightsAssessing NeedsPlanning Education and CareProviding Education and CareEvaluating OutcomesCoordinating Follow-Up and ReferralsPatient AdvocacyCollaborationKindnessExcellenceLearningCreativity

Qualifications

Master's Degree-Physician AssistantMaster's Degree-Nurse PractitionerBasic Life Support CertificationCertified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance

Full job description

Location:

Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC)

Shift:

Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Geisinger Community Medical Center is seeking a Physician Assistant or an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our skilled team of critical care providers, practicing state-of-the-art medicine with support from excellent physicians and nursing staff.

Job Duties:

  • Work 14 shifts/month

  • Mix of days/nights

  • 12-hour shifts from 7am-7pm or 7pm-7am

  • Serve in a collaborative role with the physician and staff in assessing needs, planning and providing education and care, evaluating outcomes, and coordinating follow-up and referrals for patients

  • Function as a patient advocate in the medical care system as confidant, advisor and liaison between patients, families and physicians

  • Moonlighting available for extra income

  • The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area is close to various recreational attractions like Kalahari resorts & conventions, Hershey Park and Hotel Hershey, Camelback Resort & Great Wolf Resorts

  • Enjoy some of Pennsylvania’s best hunting, mountain biking, skiing, and hiking

  • Driving distance to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC & Baltimore

  • Avoca International Airport within 15 minutes provides endless travel possibilities

To learn more, please contact Tonya N. Harmon Boyer at [email protected] or call 570-854-1571.

Position Details:

Education:

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Skills:

Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Systems (HIS), Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

  • KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
  • EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
  • LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
  • INNOVATION : We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
  • SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

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