Location:
Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)
Shift:
Rotation (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Worker Type:
Regular
Exemption Status:
Yes
Job Summary:
Job Duties:
Position details:
- Shifts:13(12 hour shifts) every 4 weeks
- Support staff: Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, RNs (available all hours of operation), Phlebotomy, Radiology Techs
- Electronic Health Record:Epic
- Trauma Alerts and Consultations:Advanced Practice providers will staff Trauma Alerts and Consultations. Staff will also provide care to admitted Trauma Surgery patients on our med-surg floors.
- Services: In-patient care, outpatient care, procedures
- Minimal OR time
- Opportunity for procedures
- Occasional outpatient clinic
- Monthly AP Meetings and Journal Clubs
- Supportive and accessible Attending Physicians
- Work with multi-disciplinary team including nurses, case management, social workers
- Monthly Morbidity and Mortality meetings
- Fast-paced care with opportunities for continued learning.
We are proud to offer the following benefits:
- Fully paid relocation
- Tuition reimbursement
- $3,000 & 10 days CME allowance annually
- Excellent benefits package, including malpractice and tail coverage
- PTO starting at 23 days per year
- 6 paid holidays
- Disability coverage
- Automatically receive a 5% contribution to your 401k on us
Other details:
- 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.
Position Details:
Education:
Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Skills:
Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights
