Pediatrics Hospitalist - Nurse Practitioner (Sayre, PA)

Join our team of Pediatric Hospitalist Nurse Practitioners! Highlights of the Position

• Coordinate medical management of newborns at the First Impressions Birthing Center as part of a multidisciplinary team, including family medicine residents and providers, OB/GYN providers, anesthesia providers, and nursing staff. This is most of the clinical work of pediatrics at Robert Packer Hospital (RPH).
• Manage inpatients on the pediatric service at RPH from admission to discharge in collaboration with family medicine residents
• Provide Emergency Room consults for children in collaboration with family medicine residents when needed.
• Provide pediatric consults on surgical services and medical specialty services patients when needed.
• Partner with nursing staff leadership and nurse educators to promote ongoing training to support competencies needed for the management of newborn and pediatric patients at RPH.
• Work within a team of 4 dedicated Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and collaborate with Guthrie Pediatricians
• Ongoing professional and clinical training available
• Part of a physician led multi-specialty group practice with a fully integrated inpatient/outpatient EHR
• Robust EHR used in all areas (EPIC 10-Star health system, top 1% of EPIC Organizations)

Candidate Requirements

• Unwavering commitment to our mission of improving health through clinical excellence and compassion; every patient, every time
• Ability to obtain/maintain Pennsylvania and New York state license
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) preferred, but Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) will be considered
• Experience in a primary care or pediatrics setting preferred, new grads will be considered

Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits

• Above industry average salary and bonus structure
• Full benefits including medical, dental and disability insurance
• Malpractice/Liability insurance including tail coverage
• Guthrie retirement savings plan (403-B) with employer match and age-based contributions
• Allowance for licensure fees, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certificate and renewals
• $10,000 referral bonus if you refer a physician that we hire on a full-time basis

Career Development

• Meeting time – 7 days with options for home study
• $1,700 annually for conference registration, certifications, membership fees for specialty specific medical societies
• Teaching opportunities –The successful candidate also has the potential to participate in the medical student education. Guthrie is a regional campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• Physician mentoring and leadership training opportunities available

Supportive Transition

• Relocation expenses paid (Subject to applicable taxes)
• Accompanying partner placement assistance available
• Physician professional and social special interest groups
• Dedicated Onboarding Specialist and Provider Services team to ensure a successful start at Guthrie

About the Facility

A 254-bed tertiary care referral center, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, has received numerous national awards for the high-quality care it provides to patients. The hospital is the region's only Level I Trauma Center, accredited by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation, and is served by Guthrie Air, a regional aeromedical helicopter program. Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital offers a full range of diagnostic, medical, and surgical services.

About the Community

Located on the Pennsylvania and New York border, Sayre is part of the larger community known as the Penn-York Valley or simply "The Valley." The other communities comprise Athens, PA, South Waverly, PA, and Waverly, NY. The combined population of these communities is 35,000. The Valley offers scenic countryside and rural living with easy access to larger areas such as Corning, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Binghamton, NY. I-86 is only minutes away and offers a direct route to Elmira and Binghamton, NY airports.

About Guthrie

Guthrie is a fully integrated healthcare system servicing Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier region of New York. With six hospitals and 76 regional offices in a 13-county catchment area, our team of nearly 1,000 Physicians and Advanced Practitioners provides more than 2 million patient visits annually.