Chief Physician Assistant

Location:

Geisinger Healthplex CenterPoint

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Provides assistance to the Directors by assuring a coordinated effort in instituting given departmental policies and by identifying, communicating, and assisting in the solution of departmental problems. Supervises the Advance Practitioner staff. Assists in the strategic development of the advance practitioner support and services in combination with the department's leadership team. Functioning as liaison for quality improvement. Providing regional oversight to orientation and change.

Job Duties:

• Provides ongoing coordination of new Advanced Practice staff including, but not limited to, their orientation and professional development, schedules, daily responsibilities, continuing medical education and other duties.
• Assists in the ongoing development of goals and objectives for the Advanced Practice staff.
• Assists with interviewing Advanced Practice candidates and performance evaluations of staff.
• Supervises the daily schedule of activities to ensure objectives are met.
• Confers with the medical staff members, Operations Manager and Departmental Director on matters concerning the department.
• Evaluates patients to establish a presumptive diagnosis, perform general workup of the patient and be responsible for the care and management of the patient's problems following diagnosis.
• Charts accurately, completely and efficiently into patient electronic medical record, including written orders and progress notes.
• Initiates appropriate laboratory, radiologic, and special examination or tests required for the evaluation of the patient's complaints.
• Counsels and instructs patient in regard to their health-related problems.
• Coordinates prescription or renewal of medications and treatments.
• Provide follow-up in health maintenance care including appropriate adjustments of medications to patients in accordance with established protocols or specific instructions from the supervising physician.
• Manages medical emergencies and initiate appropriates therapy until the arrival of a physician.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details:

Education:

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years-Advanced Practice (Required)

Certification(s) and 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:

Clinical Policies And Standards, Mentoring Skills, Patient Assessment 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.