Physician Assistant Maxillofacial Surgery

Job Description

Job Summary

The Oral Medicine & Maxillofacial Surgery Department has an opening for an Advanced Practitioner (Physician’s Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) to join its team at 675 Baltimore Drive in Wilkes-Barre.

Job Duties

• Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis, Work-up, Peri-operative Care, and Surveillance Reconstructive Work-up, Peri-Operative Management, and Wound Care.
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening, Work-up, and Patient Navigation.
• Pre-operative Medical Assessment, Risk Stratification, and Optimization 
• Outpatient Post-operative Care and Wound Management. 
• Work alongside our surgical team with patient panel
• Team will have this individual shadow/ train under the surgeons
• 80% Outpatient clinic, 20% Operating room

Position Details

In collaboration with the physician, provides care to new or established patients, in the outpatient, inpatient, and operating room settings. Demonstrates autonomy through patient evaluation, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. Orders testing as deemed necessary and remains proficient in interpreting results and prescribing appropriate medication and therapeutic regimen within the scope of practice of the advanced care practitioner. Serves as a first-assistant to the surgeon, alongside residents, during operative procedures. These roles, undertaken in cooperation with nursing, staff physicians, residents, and other department staff, may include triage, telephone communication, and patient education. 

• Assesses and establishes a presumptive diagnosis and implements treatment plans for their patient population.
• Makes accurate and complete entries into the electronic medical record; orders and interprets diagnostic testing and consults as appropriate and prescribes appropriate medical therapy utilizing evidenced based practice.
• Prescribes, adjusts or discontinues medications or therapies as appropriate.
• Evaluates and reports to collaborating physician any circumstances or approaches to medical management or test results that present a significant risk to patient's health or well-being.
• Performs procedures within the scope of practice of the physician assistant license.
• Communicates with collaborative physician, patient, PCP and referring staff through telephone or other means of correspondence.
• Instills confidence in patient acting as their advocate by providing safe, ethical care and health education to the patient and their family in a language that they can understand.
• Interprets and follow policies and guidelines to define procedures and meet goals and deadlines.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)

About Geisinger

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, from senior management on down, 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.