Job Summary

The Geisinger Department of Emergency Medicine is currently seeking a Chief Advanced Practitioner for the Central Region which covers Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA; Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, PA; and Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital in Coal Township, PA.

Job Duties

The Central Region Chief AP Site Lead will provide local leadership, management, and support for the Emergency Department(s) as assigned.  The Central Region Chief AP will report directly to the system Chief AP for Emergency Medicine while working cooperatively with the local/regional ED Medical Director, Operations personnel, nursing staff and other departments to provide emergency services for all patients who present to the ED.

In conjunction with the Chair of EM, system Chief AP of EM, and the local/regional ED Medical Director the Central Region Chief AP shall:

• Provide leadership, planning, organization, scheduling and assurance of staffing, coordination, and evaluation for ED activities for advanced practice staff.

• Develop workflow processes and departmental initiatives in collaboration with EM leadership.

• Supervise and evaluate advanced practitioners in clinical and assigned administrative duties, along with annual evaluations, FPPEs, and OPPEs within Emergency Medicine.

• When delegated, act as liaison with hospital administration and other clinical departments

• Promote a collaborative, interdisciplinary ED leadership team

• Ensure that departmental policies are known, understood and implemented by the advanced practitioners

• Participate in the education and training of newly hired APs with yearly evaluations subsequent to initial hire. When needed, arrange off-service procedural experience, and assure compliance with the required number of procedures for credentialing.

• Participate in the recruitment and retention of qualified advanced practitioners.

• Act as ambassador to patients and families while addressing grievances and complaints.

• Kronos management for payroll.

Education Functions:

• Directs and participates in continuing education of emergency medicine advanced practitioner, physician, ancillary and nursing staff.

• Participates by administrative oversight of the teaching and training of AP students rotating through Geisinger’s emergency departments.

• Maintains and updates his/her own expertise in the field through self-education via CME activity, and procedural skill sessions.

Quality

• Collaborate with the ED leadership team and administration to ensure that departmental performance meets or exceeds standards described in the hospital bylaws, departmental policies, the PA DOH, the Joint Commission Manual of Accreditation, and in other appropriate local and national standards.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proven ability to work with others in a team environment.

• Demonstrates exceptional supervisory, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• Demonstrates knowledge and experience as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner in Emergency Medicine

• Demonstrates maturity and initiative with an interest in change management and process improvement.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Board Certification as either a physician assistant or nurse practitioner and an active Pennsylvania State license required.

• Minimum of 5 years experience as an advanced practitioner with a minimum of 2 years experience in emergency medicine.

• Leadership and management experience preferred.

Education

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Skills

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

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.

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Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. 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. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.

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.