Job Description

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Virtual Hospitalist
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Geisinger at Home Medical Division
Date Posted: 07/05/2024
Job ID: R-64472

Job Summary

Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) providers operate similarly to inpatient hospitalists with a more virtual care approach. Cooperating with other team members through huddles and as needed to assess patient needs and identify appropriate patients for this model of care.

Job Duties

Through reliable communication, remote patient monitoring and outlined protocols, AHCaH enables patients who meet hospital admission criteria to receive care in the comfort of their home.

Target Population:

• Med/Surgical level of care

  • Congestive Heart Failure/COPD exacerbation
  • Urinary Tract Infection
  • Potential for other appropriate conditions

Primary health team includes:

• Advanced Practitioner (AP)- Core provider, works closely with patients and care team under physician guidance.
• RN Coordinator
• Field Staff (RNs and Mobile Paramedics
• Physician , direct care and interdisciplinary team supervision.

Location: Geisinger Health Plan Hughes Center, Danvil

• with travel as needed to Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital and Geisinger Shamokin Community Hospital

Schedule: 7 days on; 7 days off

Hours: 7 a – 7 p

Call schedule: rotates with physicians and other Advanced Practitioners

Education

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; 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.

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Remote job,

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