Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Neurosurgery

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Job Title: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Neurosurgery Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Schedule: Days Work Type: Full time Department: Northeast Region Neuroscience Advanced Practitioner Team Date Posted: 07/29/2025 Job ID: R-82090 Job Summary Geisinger's Neuroscience Institute is seeking a physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join our thriving neurosurgery practice at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center located in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
Below, you will find a complete breakdown of everything required of potential candidates, as well as how to apply Good luck.
Job Duties The ideal candidate will enjoy a practice of 1st assist in the OR on a weekly rotation, along with outpatient clinic and inpatient/consult coverage.
Call is included in this position.
The neurosurgery NP or PA will join a dedicated team of providers at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center covering all areas of neurosurgery including spine, cranial, trauma and vascular.
The successful Physician Assistant must be a graduate of an ARC-approved physician assistant program, eligible or certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants and eligible or certified by the State Board of Medicine.
The successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will have a certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners and must be eligible for or certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
An acute care certification is required for this position.
Must be certified to work with all patient population age groups.
At Geisinger, we’ve been shaping the future of health for more than a century.
Today, we continue with the rapid growth of our Department of Neurosurgery, which has a range of resources to provide unique clinical and academic opportunities unlike any other organization.
As part of our world-class Geisinger Neuroscience Institute, we have innovative high-value clinical protocols for acute inpatient and chronic outpatient disease management, a 20-year clinical data warehouse (Geisinger had one of the very first Epic systems), and a groundbreaking population genomics program.
Our team consists of 16 neurosurgeons providing neurosurgical services in four hospitals, including multiple hybrid operating rooms supporting comprehensive stroke programming.
Education Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred) Certification(s) and License(s) Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body 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.
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Location:
City Of Wilkes Barre, PA
Job Type:
PartTime
Category:
Healthcare And Medical

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