Memory and Cognitive Neurology - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
Memory and Cognitive Neurology - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
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Job Description
Location:
Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)Shift:
Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
YesJob Summary:
Geisingers Neuroscience Institute is seeking a Memory and Cognitive neurology physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join the growing team at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville Pennsylvania.Job Duties:
The NP or PA will work primarily in the Memory and Cognition setting with a secondary role in General Neurology.
The ideal candidate will:
- Performs initial assessment and triage of patients based on information obtained pertinent to presenting condition.
- Keeps track of pertinent procedure and laboratory results discusses with physician and returns call to family and patient regarding the results and plans.
- Assists with arranging appropriate followup for the patients.
- Answers and returns phone calls from established patients and their families and assess the needs of patient and family.
- Discusses plan with the physician and relays information to the family and patient.
- Obtains or assists in the preauthorization process for medications diagnostic studies and treatments.
- which the employee is qualified to perform.
- Screening patients.
The successful Physician Assistant must be a graduate of a ARCapproved physician assistant program eligible or certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants and eligible or certified by the State Board of Medicine.
The successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will have a certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners and must be eligible for or certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. Must be certified to work with all patient population age groups.
Geisingers Neuroscience Institute spans Geisingers three main campuses in Danville WilkesBarre and Scranton along with locations in State College and Lewistown Pennsylvania. Our program includes most neurology and neurosurgery subspecialties along with neurology and neurosurgery residency programs. Geisinger has a specific focus on quality not quantity and developing new management pathways for optimal outcomes.
Position Details:
Education:
Masters DegreePhysician Assistant (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 Documentation Patient Assessment And Care Patient Safety Patients RightsOUR PURPOSE & 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
