AP Critical Care Fellowship for Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Danville

About the role

• Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)
• Shift: Rotation (United States of America)
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Worker Type: Regular
• Exemption Status: Yes

Job Summary

Advanced Practitioner Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine - GMC, Danville

Receive hands-on training as you gain exposure to some of our most seriously ill patients.

Geisinger’s Advanced Practitioner Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine is a 12-month program designed to provide physician assistants and nurse practitioners with immersive, hands-on experience at a dynamic, innovative healthcare system. Fellows train alongside experienced critical care advanced practitioners and attending physicians from diverse backgrounds to gain exposure to a wide range of clinical perspectives.

Rotations across multiple intensive care units offer robust learning opportunities in high-acuity environments. Fellows work as part of a multidisciplinary team developing the skills needed to provide collaborative, evidence-based care. Our program emphasizes personalized mentorship so each fellow receives the attention, guidance and support necessary to meet their clinical and professional goals.

Admission requirements

• PA or NP program graduate
• NCCPA or Adult Acute Care NP certification
• Licensed in Pennsylvania
• Rolling admissions — apply anytime

Program Overview

Geisinger’s Advanced Practitioner Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine offers a comprehensive curriculum to develop clinical excellence across a range of critical care environments. Fellows rotate through Geisinger’s 5 intensive care units, gaining hands-on experience with diverse patient populations and pathologies. Fellows also have the opportunity to work with the anesthesia team to develop advanced airway management skills. Dedicated elective time allows fellows to tailor their training to their interests and career goals.

• Core Rotations: Required Orientation Activities: 1 week
• Trauma ICU: days/nights, 4-6 weeks
• Medical ICU: days/nights, 8-10 weeks
• Surgical ICU: days/nights, 8-10 weeks
• Neuroscience ICU: days/nights, 8-10 weeks
• Cardiac ICU: days/nights, 8-10 weeks
• Anesthesia/Airway: days, 2 weeks
• Triage: nights, 2 weeks
• Elective: 2-4 weeks

The didactic component of the fellowship complements clinical training with structured education. Fellows participate in monthly simulation labs to practice patient management in emergencies and procedural skills in a controlled environment. They also engage in monthly critical care morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences to promote reflective learning and continuous improvement. Weekly critical care and resident lecture series provide exposure to core topics, evidence-based practices and emerging developments in critical care medicine.

• Simulation Lab: First Monday of the Month
• Critical Care Lecture series: Every Tuesday, 1230-1430
• Resident Lecture series: Every Wednesday, 1200-1300
• Pulmonary Image Conference: Every Thursday, 1530-1630
• Critical Care Department Meeting: 3rd Thursday, 1730-1900
• Critical Care M&M: 4th Thursday, 1230-1400
• Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: Friday, 1200-1300
• Department of Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds: Quarterly

Salary, benefits and employment information

• Competitive stipend
• Potential enhanced recruitment loan option
• Medical and dental insurance on day 1
• PTO accrual
• CME funds and paid CME time
• Retirement plan
• Medical liability insurance

Position Details

GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER (GMC), located in Danville, PA, the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children's Hospital. GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region's only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics.

GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women's health (in the Women's Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics. The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus.

Education

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (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)

Skills

Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights

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, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.