Job Description
- *Job Title:** Physician Assistant
- *Location:** Lewistown, Pennsylvania
- *Job Category:** Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice
- *Schedule:** Days
- *Work Type:** Part time
- *Department:** Interventional Pain Medicine Advanced Practitioner Team
- *Date Posted:** 08162023
- *Job ID:** R-51034
### Job Summary
Perform, under the responsibility and supervision of the physician, diagnostic
and therapeutic tasks to establish a diagnosis and to plan therapy. Assist in
gathering the data necessary in implementing the therapeutic plan of the
physician. Act as a patient advocate in the medical care system serving as
confidant, advisor, and liaison between the patient and physician.
### Job Duties
- Performs initial assessment and triage of patients based on information obtained pertinent to presenting condition.
- Keeps track of pertinent procedure and laboratory results, discusses with physician, and returns call to family and patient regarding the results and plans.
- Assists with arranging appropriate follow-up for the patients.
- Answers and returns phone calls from established patients and their families and assess the needs of patient and family.
- Discusses plan with the physician and relays information to the family and patient.
- Obtains or assists in the preauthorization process for medications, diagnostic studies, and treatments.
- which the employee is qualified to perform.
- Screening patients.
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.
### Education
Masters 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)
### 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,