Physician Assistant / Psychiatry / Pennsylvania / Locum Tenens / Emergency Physician Assistant

If you?re a physician assistant looking to make a difference for patients in a collaborative and dynamic emergency room setting, consider a role at Emergency Services, P.C., serving Northeastern Pennsylvania!

We?re an independent physician group with an opening for a physician assistant in the Emergency Department at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. You?ll assist our physicians in providing compassionate, comprehensive care to patients who need it most.

Join the family at Emergency Services, P.C., where you?ll be part of a close-knit, community-focused team?not just another cog in a health network machine. Help us deliver personalized care as an independent emergency department group in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Job Location

Geisinger Community Medical Center, 1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, PA 18510

Employment Type

PT / FT opportunities, 140-160 Hours / Month

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited educational program for Physician Assistants

Physician Assistant State License (PA-C)

CPR certification

ACLS certification

DEA license

PALS certification (optional)

Benefits

401K

80 hours of vacation time per year after the first year

Continuing medical education (CME) allowance

Responsibilities

Manage patients with the following chief complaints :

Allergic reactions

Abdominal pain

Abscess / mass

Back pain

Bites

Body fluid exposure

Burns

Cough / SOB / Fever / Sore

Throat / Earache

Chest pain

Dizziness / Weakness / Altered mental status

Eye irritation / pain / F.B.

Extremity injury

Foreign body removal (ear, eye, nose, vagina, Sub-Q)

Headaches

Head injuries

Lacerations

Motor vehicle collision

Nose bleeds / injury

Overdose

Psychiatric

Puncture wounds

Rashes

Seizures

Syncope

STDs

Suture / staple removal / wound check

Toothache / abscess

Vaginal discharge / bleeding

Perform the following duties, treatments, and procedures under physician supervision :

Complete patient history, physical exam, and treatment of above complaints

Order, prescribe, and administer medication as designated by the Medical Board rules and regulations

Incision and drainage

Burn debridement / wound treatment

Slit lamp exam / foreign body removal from eye / eyelid

Joint reduction / splinting

Foreign body removal from ear, nose, vagina, sub-Q tissue with / without incision

Laceration repair, including multiple-layer closures

Nasal packing

Nail trephination

Arthrocentesis

Provide patient care in Geisinger Community Medical Center?s Emergency Room, where one or two primary / substitute-supervising physicians will be in the ER with the PA at all times

Assist in educating students and residents in the Emergency Department

Work 140 to 160 hours a month with potential for additional hours

To Apply

Complete application

CV / resume

2 letters of recommendations

Job Types : Full-time, Part-time

Pay : $95,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits : 401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Work Location : In person