Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Community based $5/hr. premium - Wilkes-Barre, United States - Geisinger Health System

Geisinger Health System Wilkes-Barre, United States

1 month ago

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Description

Location:
Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)

Shift:
Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Worker Type:
Regular

Exemption Status:
Yes

Job Summary:
The Geisinger at Home team is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a community-based position in our northeast region, covering Luzerne County.

Advanced Practitioner experience in home health, critical care, family medicine is required. This position includes an additional $5/hr. premium pay and the schedule is typically two telemedicine, work from home) and three days patient home visits, as per patients needs. A minimum of two years of Advanced Practitioner Provider experience in primary care, hospital/ED care or equivalent is required.

Job Duties:

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) works in conjunction with the Home Care Physician, RN Case Manager, Social worker, and Pharmacist to provide a team approach in caring for the most complex patients. The NP/PA will provide direct hands-on quality care in the patient's home and develop care plans and interventions to meet the patients care needs, while connecting with the primary care provider.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

*1. The Geisinger at Home NP/PA is a field-based patient direct care position providing medical services for patients in their home. Workload is 90% clinical, 10% administrative. The Home Care NP works under the direction and supervision of collaborating Home Care physician.

*2. Performs comprehensive Health assessments which include psycho-social factors and identify the anticipated needs of the patient.

*3. Responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients in their home, while establishing short- and long-term goals to meet the patient's needs.

*4. Educates patients and/or families about preventive care, medical issues, and use of
Prescribed medical treatments and/or medications.

*5. Maintains open lines of communication with an emphasis on supportive relationships with primary care provider, case managers and social worker.

*6. Maintains legible and accurate medical records which meet state and federal regulations and maintains patient confidentiality.

*7. Must be able to take weeknight call on all assigned members and participates in weekend call rotations.

*8. Identifies the need for hospice care as appropriate in the terminal period of chronic diseases. Refers appropriate patients to the Home Care case manager for hospice program election or to be designated as a Potential Hospice candidate and monitored for decline.

*9. Will be responsible for meeting ongoing continuing medical education requirements and provide copy of documentation for internal and external continuing medical education attended to the office of credentialing.

10. All other duties as assigned.

*Denotes essential job functions.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Ability and willingness to travel
Reside in geographic area due to nature of position
Ability and willingness to take call after hours and participate in the weekend call rotation
Work is typically performed in the patient's home

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

A minimum of two years of Advanced Practitioner Provider experience in primary care, hospital/ED care or equivalent is required.

Position Details:

For more information, please contact, Tammy Bonawitz, Senior Provider Recruiter, at or

Education:
Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

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.

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