Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Otolaryngology Surgery

Geisinger • Scranton, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger, a best-in-state employer, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant interested in Otolaryngology, to join our comprehensive and growing team at Geisinger West Olive Street in Scranton, PA. This is an outpatient, inpatient position with on-call responsibilities. The role involves assisting in the OR, inpatient consults, and pre-op, post-op, and discharge responsibilities at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. There is a hospitalist component with daytime call from 7 am - 5 pm, involving reduced clinic time on those days. Regional night call is scheduled for 4 weeknights per month, and weekend call is approximately 6-8 weekends per year.

Requirements

• Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)
• Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
• Basic Life Support Certification
• Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Care Management Knowledge
• Clinical Policies And Standards
• Health Information Documentation
• Patient Assessment And Care
• Patient Safety
• Patients Rights

Responsibilities

• Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4:30 pm
• Outpatient, inpatient position with on call responsibilities
• Work at the 3 West Olive Clinic Scranton
• Assist in OR, inpatient consults, Pre-op, post-op and discharge responsibilities at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton
• Hospitalist component daytime call from 7am - 5 pm with reduced clinic time days providing hospitalist coverage
• Regional night call (split between GWV and GCMC) is 4 weeknights per month
• Weekend call is 6-8 weekends/year

Benefits

• Competitive straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures
• Excellent benefits package, including malpractice & tail coverage for Geisinger
• Opportunities to participate in teaching, research and optimizing access for patients
• Support and leadership from a full range of dedicated, experienced specialists & subspecialists
• Fully integrated electronic health record (Epic)
• Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• Atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level