Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine

Join Geisinger’s growing team of Emergency Medicine providers, practicing state-of-the-art medicine. At Geisinger, you have an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on your patients’ lives. The Department of Emergency Medicine offers:

Benefits

• $20k recruitment incentive (external candidates)
• Autonomous work with limited administrative burden
• Access to Geisinger’s vast network of resources and specialists
• Scrub business attire
• Competitive compensation package including a robust 401(k) retirement plan, CME, and relocation assistance
• Academic opportunities via advanced practice preceptorship
• Better quality of life with fresh air, short commutes, a lower cost of living, and tight-knit communities across Pennsylvania
• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partner coverage
• Collaborative and collegial work atmosphere

About the Role

In collaboration with the physician, provides care to new or established patients. Demonstrates autonomy through patient evaluation, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. Orders testing as deemed necessary and remains proficient in interpreting results and prescribing appropriate medication and therapeutic regimens within the scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Assess and establish a presumptive diagnosis and implement treatment plans for the patient population
• Make accurate and complete entries into the electronic medical record; order and interpret diagnostic testing and consults as appropriate
• Prescribe, adjust, or discontinue medications or therapies using evidence-based practice
• Evaluate and report to collaborating physician any circumstances or approaches to medical management or test results that present a significant risk to patient health
• Perform procedures within the scope of practice of the physician assistant license
• Communicate with collaborative physician, patient, PCP, and referring staff through telephone or other means
• Act as patient advocate by providing safe, ethical care and health education in a language patients and families understand
• Interpret and follow policies and guidelines to define procedures and meet goals and deadlines

Requirements

• Completion of an ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) approved physician assistant program
• Current NCCPA certification or eligibility
• Pennsylvania State licensure for Physician Assistants
• For Nurse Practitioners: certificate of completion from an approved program or eligibility to hold national certification allowing work with the patient populations and settings associated with this position
• Eligibility for licensure as a nurse practitioner in Pennsylvania
• Basic Life Support Certification

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree in Physician Assistant (Accepted)

Skills

• Care Management Knowledge
• Clinical Policies and Standards
• Health Information Documentation
• Patient Assessment and Care
• Patient Safety
• Patients' Rights