Job Summary

The Department of Population Health Sciences (DPHS) and Nursing Research at Geisinger invites applications from nurse researchers for a faculty position (open rank) to join our multidisciplinary team of researchers. The candidate is expected to lead an independent research program and have experience mentoring nurses in conducting clinical research. The DPHS is part of the Research Institute within the College of Health Sciences at Geisinger. Geisinger, a large integrated health system with a research portfolio that includes funding from NIH, CDC, PCORI, state and foundation grants, and industry. The DPHS faculty includes epidemiologists, biostatisticians, health services, and health economist researchers. Faculty have access to longitudinal electronic medical record data, claims data, genetic, and environmental data. The position is jointly funded by Nursing Research. The candidate will be expected to direct the Nursing Research Fellowship program, a 12-month program that aims to increase knowledge about research and generate projects to support the nursing excellence culture at Geisinger. It is also expected that this role will help enhance research training in our nursing education programs.

Job Duties

• Directs day-to-day development, maintenance, and supervision of a productive and nationally competitive research program.
• Directs and supervises members of the research group providing technical and intellectual leadership.
• Identifies the research question, formulates the hypothesis, plans the experiments, records the observations and data, analyzes the data, and draws conclusions.
• Prepares and submits applications for external funding from national agencies.
• Oversees completion of the specific aims of funded projects.
• Prepares completed work for publication.
• Publishes/presents research results in both informal and formal seminars within the organization and to extramural audiences at national and international meetings and academic institutions.
• Collaborates with other investigators and physicians as well as with investigators from other institutions.
• Demonstrates institutional service by participation on committees.
• Provides technical assistance in service to other departments, clinical associates, residents, fellows and students.
• Begins developing a record of national and international service in the field of expertise by memberships in grant review panels, editorial boards and journal reviews.

Work is typically performed in an office 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.

Position Details

We are interested in candidates who have or will develop an independent, extramurally funded research program. The ideal candidate will have experience working with health system data and/or developing and evaluating care models from a nursing perspective, using innovative health information and informatics approaches to address important and challenging problems. Preference will be given to those with existing funding. Applicants must have a PhD or DNP and training in health services research.

Please submit a letter of interest addressing your qualifications and funding plan, and a CV.  For additional information and to submit materials, please email Search Committee, Department of Population Health Sciences at DPHS@geisinger.edu.

Education

Doctoral Degree- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Skills

Research Regulatory Environment; Research Analysis; Reference Content; Research Methodologies; Research Documents; Research And Development Function

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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.