Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Outpatient & Inpatient Palliative Care $10k Recruitment Incentive
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Central Region Palliative Care Division
Date Posted: 12/19/2024
Job ID: R-70907

Job Summary

Geisinger's Cancer Institute is seeking an experience or newly graduated Advanced Practitioner to join their team at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) in Danville, PA!

Job Duties

This individual will perform, under the responsibility and supervision of the physician, diagnostic and therapeutic tasks to establish a diagnosis and to plan therapy. Assist in gathering the data necessary in implementing the therapeutic plan of the physician. Act as a patient advocate in the medical care system serving as confidant, advisor, and liaison between the patient and physician.

• Answers and returns phone calls from established patients and their families and assess 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.
• Both inpatient and outpatient clinic settings
• Schedule is Monday-Friday 8:00a-5:00p with the possibility of weekend coverage required
• Weekend coverage rotation (every 4-5 weeks)

Position Details

We are proud of the support and opportunities we provide:

• Highly competitive, straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures
• Relocation assistance
• Recruitment Incentive upon start
• CME reimbursement ($3,000) and up to 10 days off/calendar year
• Generous paid time off
• Chance to care for patients in the comfort of their communities
• Fully integrated electronic health record (EPIC

Education

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

Certification(s) and License(s)

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

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.