Job Title: Central Region Emergency Medicine Chief Advanced Practitioner
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Rotation
Work Type: Full time
Department: GWV Emergency Medicine Division
Date Posted: 03/13/2024
Job ID: R-58918

Job Summary

The Geisinger Department of Emergency Medicine is currently seeking a Chief Advanced Practitioner for the Central Region which covers Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA; Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, PA; and Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital in Coal Township, PA.

Job Duties

The Central Region Chief AP Site Lead will provide local leadership, management, and support for the Emergency Department(s) as assigned.  The Central Region Chief AP will report directly to the system Chief AP for Emergency Medicine while working cooperatively with the local/regional ED Medical Director, Operations personnel, nursing staff and other departments to provide emergency services for all patients who present to the ED.

In conjunction with the Chair of EM, system Chief AP of EM, and the local/regional ED Medical Director the Central Region Chief AP shall:

• Provide leadership, planning, organization, scheduling and assurance of staffing, coordination, and evaluation for ED activities for advanced practice staff.

• Develop workflow processes and departmental initiatives in collaboration with EM leadership.

• Supervise and evaluate advanced practitioners in clinical and assigned administrative duties, along with annual evaluations, FPPEs, and OPPEs within Emergency Medicine.

• When delegated, act as liaison with hospital administration and other clinical departments

• Promote a collaborative, interdisciplinary ED leadership team

• Ensure that departmental policies are known, understood and implemented by the advanced practitioners

• Participate in the education and training of newly hired APs with yearly evaluations subsequent to initial hire. When needed, arrange off-service procedural experience, and assure compliance with the required number of procedures for credentialing.

• Participate in the recruitment and retention of qualified advanced practitioners.

• Act as ambassador to patients and families while addressing grievances and complaints.

• Kronos management for payroll.

Education Functions:

• Directs and participates in continuing education of emergency medicine advanced practitioner, physician, ancillary and nursing staff.

• Participates by administrative oversight of the teaching and training of AP students rotating through Geisinger’s emergency departments.

• Maintains and updates his/her own expertise in the field through self-education via CME activity, and procedural skill sessions.

Quality

• Collaborate with the ED leadership team and administration to ensure that departmental performance meets or exceeds standards described in the hospital bylaws, departmental policies, the PA DOH, the Joint Commission Manual of Accreditation, and in other appropriate local and national standards.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proven ability to work with others in a team environment.

• Demonstrates exceptional supervisory, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• Demonstrates knowledge and experience as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner in Emergency Medicine

• Demonstrates maturity and initiative with an interest in change management and process improvement.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Board Certification as either a physician assistant or nurse practitioner and an active Pennsylvania State license required.

• Minimum of 5 years experience as an advanced practitioner with a minimum of 2 years experience in emergency medicine.

• Leadership and management experience preferred.

Education

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

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

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.