Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Critical Care GCMC

Job Title

Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

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

Location Benefits

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

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 and 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.