Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Neurology

Job Summary

Geisinger's Neuroscience Institute is seeking a neurology physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join the neurology team at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes Barre, PA.

Job Duties

• 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.
• Aids in arranging appropriate follow-up for the patients.
• Answers and returns phone calls from established patients and their families and assesses 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.
• Screens patients.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful Physician Assistant must be a graduate of a ARC-approved 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.

Position Details

• Education: Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
• Experience: Not specified
• Certification(s) and License(s): Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Eligible or certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

Geisinger’s Neuroscience Institute

Geisinger’s Neuroscience Institute spans Geisinger’s three main campuses in Danville, Wilkes-Barre 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 (continued)

• Education: Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
• Experience: Not specified
• Certification(s) and License(s): Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Eligible or certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

Purpose & Values

Our purpose and values guide everything we do:

• Purpose: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
• Values: Kindness, Excellence, Learning, Innovation, Safety

Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, 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.