Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner -Neurosurgery

Geisinger • Scranton, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger's Neuroscience Institute is seeking a physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join its neurosurgery practice at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The role involves first assisting in the operating room on a weekly rotation, outpatient clinic work, and inpatient and consultation coverage. Call is included.

The neurosurgery PA or NP will work with a dedicated team covering spine, cranial, and trauma neurosurgery. Geisinger describes opportunities within its expanding Department of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Institute, including clinical and academic resources, clinical protocols for acute inpatient and chronic outpatient disease management, a 20-year clinical data warehouse, a population genomics program, and neurosurgical services across four hospitals. Multiple hybrid operating rooms support comprehensive stroke programming.

PA candidates must graduate from an ARC-approved physician assistant program and be eligible for or certified by the NCCPA and the State Board of Medicine. NP candidates must complete an approved nurse practitioner program, be eligible for or certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, hold acute care certification, and be certified to work with all patient population age groups. The listed education requirement is a master's degree in physician assistant studies.

Requirements

• For physician assistant candidates: graduate from an ARC-approved physician assistant program.
• For physician assistant candidates: be eligible for or certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• For physician assistant candidates: be eligible for or certified by the State Board of Medicine.
• For nurse practitioner candidates: have a certificate of completion from an approved nurse practitioner program.
• For nurse practitioner candidates: be eligible for or certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
• For nurse practitioner candidates: hold acute care certification.
• Be certified to work with all patient population age groups.
• The listed required education is a master's degree in physician assistant studies.

Responsibilities

• First assist in the operating room on a weekly rotation.
• Provide outpatient clinic care.
• Provide inpatient and consultation coverage.
• Participate in call coverage.
• Provide neurosurgical care across spine, cranial, and trauma areas.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision and dental coverage and coverage for domestic partners.
• A collaborative, cooperative, and collegial work atmosphere.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time