Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Vascular Surgery

Location:

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Specialty Clinic

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Geisinger is seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Vascular Surgery team at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Specialty Clinic. In this role, you will work collaboratively with vascular surgeons and multidisciplinary team members to provide comprehensive care for patients with a wide range of vascular conditions.

Job Duties:

• Acts as primary point of contact for clinical staff regarding questions and concerns involving patients for general or specific purposes.
• Participates in quality assurance measures and when needed technical instruction for clinical procedures.
• Assists Chief AP in the onboarding of new AP staff including, but not limited to, their orientation and professional development, monitoring progression to independence following appropriate training, and determination if further training may be required.
• Assists Chief AP in coordinating activities of AP staff including, but not limited to, schedules, daily responsibilities, continuing medical education, and other duties as assigned by the Chief AP, Department Director and Operations Management.
• Assists Chief AP in the ongoing development of goals and objectives for the AP staff, both individually and collectively.
• Assists with interviewing AP candidates.
• Assists Chief AP in monitoring the daily schedule of activities to ensure objectives are met.
• Assists Chief AP and operational leadership in assuring appropriate utilization of APs.
• Maintains clinical practice skills and patient care duties.

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:

Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)

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 Rights

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.