Neurosurgery - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Neurosurgery - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
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Job Description
Location:
Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)Shift:
Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
YesJob Summary:
The Neuroscience Institute is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our growing Neurosurgery Department located at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in WilkesBarre Pennsylvania.Job Duties:
At Geisinger weve been shaping the future of health for more than a century. Today we continue with the rapid growth of our Department of Neurosurgery which has a range of resources to provide unique clinical and academic opportunities unlike any other organization.
As part of our worldclass Geisinger Neuroscience Institute we have innovative highvalue clinical protocols for acute inpatient and chronic outpatient disease management a 20year clinical data warehouse (Geisinger had one of the very first Epic systems) and a groundbreaking population genomics program. Our team consists of 16 neurosurgeons providing neurosurgical services in four hospitals including multiple hybrid operating rooms supporting comprehensive stroke programming.
The neurosurgery NP or PA will join a dedicated team of providers at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center covering all areas of neurosurgery. This role involves outpatient clinic inpatient/consult coverage along with OR coverage.
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. An acute care certification is required for this position. Must be certified to work with all patient population age groups.
Position Details:
Education:
Masters DegreePhysician Assistant (Required)Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Certified Physician Assistant National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)Skills:
OUR 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
