Job SummaryGeisinger is seeking an experienced or newly graduated, with nursing home experience, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in a nursing home/skilled nursing facility in Milton, PA.
Job DutiesThe SNF Advanced Practitioner will work in conjunction with General Internal Medicine clinical staff, applicable insurance case management staff, and skilled nursing facilities to ensure patients are appropriately managed in the sub-acute and/or long-term care setting. Also, provider provides direct (hands-on) care in nursing homes/skilled facilities with a goal to improve quality and prevent unnecessary re-admissions to the acute care setting. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE An experienced or newly graduated, with nursing home experience, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. - Must have certification of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistant and have or be eligible for current license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. - Must have BLS and have or be eligible for ACLS. - Prior experience in nursing home/skilled nursing facility billing (codes, understanding of medical necessity). - Prior advanced practitioner experience in a long-term care setting and/or administrative experience in a skilled nursing facility or long-term care facility is preferred. 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.
Position Details
EducationMaster's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
Experience
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: 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 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. |
