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Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing Facility

Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing Facility

GeisingerBerwick, US
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The Geisinger Skilled Nursing Program is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant at Glen Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Berwick, PA.

Job Duties

This position is for a Geisinger provider working within a contracted skilled nursing facility. It requires an experienced advanced practitioner with prior clinical experience in skilled nursing, family medicine, internal medicine, or intensive care. The advanced practitioner (AP) provides direct (hands-on) care in skilled nursing facilities with a goal to improve quality and prevent unnecessary re-admissions to the acute care setting.

Geisinger has much to offer :

  • Attractive schedule - Monday - Friday 8 am – 4 : 30 pm
  • Rotating call schedule
  • No weekend hours
  • $10k recruitment incentive
  • Continuing Medical Education  – 10 days and $3,000 annually
  • Six paid holidays
  • Paid Time Off  - 23 days

Responsibilities :

  • Review reports
  • Communicate with SNF staff for patient needs
  • Treat patients for acute needs, admissions, discharges, etc.
  • Manage extremely complex patients, see every day or at least once a week
  • Approximately 12 patients a day
  • Length of time per patient and number of patients is per need
  • Education

    Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

    Skills

    Care Management Knowledge; Patient Assessment And Care; Clinical Policies And Standards; Patients Rights; Health Information Documentation; Patient Safety

    About Geisinger

    Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at  geisinger.org  or connect with us on  Facebook ,  Instagram ,  LinkedIn  and  Twitter .

    Equal Opportunity Employer

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

    Our Vision & Values

    Everything we do is about making better health easier 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.

    Our Benefits

    We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.

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