Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Hospital Medicine Specialist

3 days ago


Fleetville, United States Geisinger Health System Full time
Job Title:

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Hospital Medicine

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Hospital Medicine team at Geisinger Health System. As a key member of our medical team, you will provide high-quality patient care and work collaboratively with our healthcare professionals to deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

Responsibilities:
  • Assess and establish a presumptive diagnosis and implement treatment plans for patients.
  • Makes accurate and complete entries into the electronic medical record; orders and interprets diagnostic testing and consults as appropriate and prescribes appropriate medical therapy utilizing evidenced-based practice.
  • Prescribes, adjusts or discontinues medications or therapies as appropriate.
  • Evaluates and reports to collaborating physician any circumstances or approaches to medical management or test results that present a significant risk to patient's health or well-being.
  • Performs procedures within the scope of practice of the nurse practitioner license.
  • Communicates with collaborative physician, patient, PCP and referring staff through telephone or other means of correspondence.
  • Instills confidence in patient acting as their advocate by providing safe, ethical care and health education to the patient and their family in a language that they can understand.
  • Interprets and follow policies and guidelines to define procedures and meet goals and deadlines.
Requirements:
  • Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)
  • Certification(s) and License(s) Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Our Purpose & Values:

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities

We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves

We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence

We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow

We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation

We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family



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