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Geriatric Medicine Nurse Practitioner Job with Geisinger in Wilkes Barre, PA
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The Geisinger Skilled Nursing Program is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for the Embassy of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes Barre, and Embassy of Scranton, Scranton, PA.
Job Duties:
This position is as a Geisinger provider in a non-Geisinger facility and requires an experienced advanced practitioner with prior experience working in a skilled nursing facility, family medicine, internal medicine, or ICU. The advanced practitioner (AP) provides direct (hands-on) care in skilled nursing facilities with a goal to improve quality and prevent unnecessary re-admissions to the acute care setting. Geisinger has much to offer:
Attractive schedule - Monday - Friday 8 am – 4:30 pm Rotating call schedule No weekend hours $10k recruitment incentive Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually Six paid holidays Paid Time Off - 23 days Responsibilities:
Review reports Communicate with SNF staff for patient needs Treat patients for acute needs, admissions, discharges, etc. Manage extremely complex patients, see every day or at least once a week Approximately 12 patients a day Length of time per patient and number of patients is per need Position Details:
Education:
Master's Degree - Physician Assistant (Required) Experience & Certifications:
Basic Life Support Certification - Certified Physician Assistant - NCCPA Skills:
Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights Our Purpose & Values:
Everything we do is about caring for our patients, members, students, Geisinger family, and 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 to better prepare caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We seek new and better ways to care for our patients and community. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for patients and staff. We offer healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners. We promote collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality. We value a diverse workforce with unique backgrounds, which makes our team stronger. Our patients and community are diverse, and we are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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This position is as a Geisinger provider in a non-Geisinger facility and requires an experienced advanced practitioner with prior experience working in a skilled nursing facility, family medicine, internal medicine, or ICU. The advanced practitioner (AP) provides direct (hands-on) care in skilled nursing facilities with a goal to improve quality and prevent unnecessary re-admissions to the acute care setting. Geisinger has much to offer:
Attractive schedule - Monday - Friday 8 am – 4:30 pm Rotating call schedule No weekend hours $10k recruitment incentive Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually Six paid holidays Paid Time Off - 23 days Responsibilities:
Review reports Communicate with SNF staff for patient needs Treat patients for acute needs, admissions, discharges, etc. Manage extremely complex patients, see every day or at least once a week Approximately 12 patients a day Length of time per patient and number of patients is per need Position Details:
Education:
Master's Degree - Physician Assistant (Required) Experience & Certifications:
Basic Life Support Certification - Certified Physician Assistant - NCCPA Skills:
Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights Our Purpose & Values:
Everything we do is about caring for our patients, members, students, Geisinger family, and 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 to better prepare caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We seek new and better ways to care for our patients and community. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for patients and staff. We offer healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners. We promote collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality. We value a diverse workforce with unique backgrounds, which makes our team stronger. Our patients and community are diverse, and we are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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