Urgent Care Physician

Location: Geisinger Primary Care Tunkhannock Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes Job Summary: Geisinger is seeking a full-time physician to join our newest Convenient. Care+ urgent care clinic at Geisinger Tunkhannock in beautiful Tunkhannock, PA.

Job Duties: The Geisinger Tunkhannock Convenient. Care+ clinic will provide patients with an alternative to the Emergency Department when prompt intervention is needed to treat worsening illness or exacerbation of a chronic condition. Hours: Monday

• Friday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday
• Sunday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Clinical requirement: 1,752 hours/year (averages to 146 hours/month) Shifts: 12 hour (M-F) & 9 hour (S- S) Support staff : Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, RNs (available all hours of operation), Phlebomoy, Radiology Techs Exam Rooms: 6 Electronic Health Record: Epic Specialized Equipment: Telemedicine carts, negative pressure rooms, continuous vital sign monitoring Diagnostics: X-Ray, Ultrasound, CT, MRI Services : Diagnostics, including laboratory and imaging studies (onsite), as well as treatments including (but not limited to): Nebulizer therapy Diuresis (intravenous) Hydration (intravenous) Corrections of electrolyte abnormalities such as hyponatremia or hyperkalemia Intravenous antibiotic treatment for conditions like cellulitis, simple pneumonia or infection Antihistamine treatment for patients with allergic reaction without airway concern Rate control for patients with known atrial fibrillation (AFib) Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia treatments Antihypertensives Headache/migraine treatment for known migraine patients Position Details: The successful candidate will be family medicine or emergency medicine residency trained with a passion for urgent care medicine.

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required) Experience: Certification(s) and License(s): Licensed Medical Doctor

• State of Pennsylvania Skills: Patient Care And Procedural Skills, Professional Etiquette, Systems-Based Practice 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. 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.