Job Title: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Trauma Surgery - $20k Recruitment Incentive
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: GMC Trauma Surgery Division
Date Posted: 08/16/2024
Job ID: R-61272

Job Summary

The Geisinger Medical Center Trauma Surgery team is searching for enthusiastic providers to join our team in Danville, Pennsylvania! We are the regional Level 1 Trauma Center providing care for the most highly injured patients in the area.

Job Duties

At a Glance

• Shifts: 13 (12 hour shifts) every 4 weeks
• Support staff: Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, RNs (available all hours of operation), Phlebotomy, Radiology Techs
• Electronic Health Record: Epic
• Trauma Alerts and Consultations: Advanced Practice providers will staff Trauma Alerts and Consultations.  Staff will also provide care to admitted Trauma Surgery patients on our med-surg floors.
• Services: In-patient care, outpatient care, procedures
  • Minimal OR time
  • Opportunity for procedures
  • Occasional outpatient clinic
  • Monthly AP Meetings and Journal Clubs
  • Supportive and accessible Attending Physicians
  • Work with multi-disciplinary team including nurses, case management, social workers
  • Monthly Morbidity and Mortality meetings
  • Fast-paced care with opportunities for continued learning.

We are proud to offer the following benefits:

• Fully paid relocation
• Tuition reimbursement
• $3,000 & 10 days CME allowance annually
• Excellent benefits package, including malpractice and tail coverage
• PTO starting at 23 days per year
• 6 paid holidays
• Disability coverage
• Automatically receive a 5% contribution to your 401k on us

Education

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

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Nurse Practitioner Adult - Default Issuing Body; Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body

Our Purpose & Values

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, 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. 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.