Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Nephrology

Job Title : Nurse Practitioner or Physician

Assistant Nephrology

Location :

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Job Category :

Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced

Practice

Schedule : Days

Work Type : Full time

Department : Nephrology Division

Date Posted : 12 / 02 / 2024

Job ID : R-70221

Job SummaryGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical

Center is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to

join our growing Nephrology team to deliver both inpatient and

outpatient care on our Wilkes Barre Campus.

Job Duties

Prior Nephrology training is not required, we will teach

the successful candidate the skills needed to work collaboratively /

semi-independently with our providers. Our primary goal is to

attract a candidate who enjoys working in a fast-paced

inpatient / outpatient environment with a team-based approach. The

department provides comprehensive Nephrology subspecialty services

including : inpatient evaluation of acute kidney injury (AKI),

critical care consultation, continuous dialysis, acute and chronic

dialysis, outpatient management of kidney disease, and

postoperative / long-term management of kidney transplant recipients.

Primary responsibilities include :

Assist inpatient providers

with new consults and inpatient follow-ups for patients with acute

kidney injury and electrolyte abnormalities

Evaluate dialysis patients and write inpatient dialysis orders

Assist with inpatient charting and

documentation

Assist providers in outpatient

Nephrology clinic

EducationBachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required),

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)

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 & ValuesOUR 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.