The Advanced Practitioner will join a well-established cancer program, collaborating with various oncology and support teams to deliver quality cancer care. Geisinger is committed to innovation, medical education, research, and clinical trial participation within this growing organization.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a Master's Degree as a Nurse Practitioner or a Bachelor's Degree as a Physician Assistant, with a Master's preferred for Physician Assistants. Required certifications include Basic Life Support and certification by the NCCPA for Physician Assistants.
postgraduate degreebachelor degreeprofessional certificatePatient SafetyBasic Life Support CertificationHealth Information DocumentationClinical Policies And StandardsCare Management KnowledgePatient Assessment And CarePatients RightsCertified Physician Assistant
Job description
Location
Geisinger
Wyoming
Valley (GWV)
Shift:
Days (United
States of
America)
Scheduled
Weekly
Hours: 40
Worker
Type:
Regular
Exemption
Status:
Yes
Job
Summary: Geisinger is seeking an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join a well-established cancer program at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Job
Duties: Geisinger offers a unique opportunity for an early career or experienced hematology oncology Advanced Practitioner to develop their career and be a part of a well-established and growing organization. Our providers are part of collaborative team working with medical oncology, surgical oncology, palliative medicine, radiation oncology, pathology, diagnostic radiology, and behavioral medicine to deliver quality cancer care to our patients. Geisinger strives to innovate and lead in cancer care, medical education, research, and administration. The health system has been awarded NCI-NCORP designation and is committed to cancer clinical trial participation. Our patients contribute to the MyCode Community Health Initiative with >275,000 patient genomes sequenced for research and real-time clinical applications.
Location
Living in northeast PA offers convenient community living, a balanced professional career, and proximity to New York City, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia.
Position Details
Please contact Jenna Spatafore, jaspatafore1@geisinger.edu or 570-502-0902.
License(s): Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)National
Commission on
Certification of
Physician
Assistants (NCCPA)
Skills: Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment
Benefits
Dental
Vision
Healthcare benefits
And
Care,
Patient
Safety,
Patients
Rights
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, 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. Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine 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 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
