Otology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for Geisinger Medical Center

Otology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for Geisinger Medical Center at Geisinger summary:

An Otology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Geisinger Medical Center provides specialized outpatient ENT care focusing on otology, hearing, and balance. Responsibilities include patient evaluations, diagnostic testing, treatment planning, and performing ENT-specific procedures while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The role offers professional development through CME conferences and hands-on procedural experience in a supportive clinical environment.

Otology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for Geisinger Medical Center at Geisinger summary:

This position is for an Otology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Geisinger Medical Center, providing high-quality outpatient ENT care focused on otology, hearing, and balance. The role involves conducting patient evaluations, performing diagnostic tests, managing treatment plans, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team including audiologists. It offers professional growth opportunities through specialized procedures, CME educational conferences, and a supportive team environment.

Job Title: Otology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for Geisinger Medical Center
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Otolaryngology Physician Department
Date Posted: 05/27/2025
Job ID: R-77582

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and motivated Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our growing team of exceptional Advanced Practice Providers. This is a full-time position in a high-volume outpatient clinic focusing on providing high quality care to a diverse patient population. The ideal candidate is compassionate, detail-oriented, and eager to work collaboratively with a team of experienced ENT specialists in otology, hearing, and balance.

Job Duties

Position Overview:

This job is primarily clinic based with no weekends or holidays. The position will involve a comprehensive onboarding process focused on building skill sets and becoming familiar with the subspecialties within ENT including head and neck cancer, otology, pediatrics, laryngology and rhinology.

Upon completion of onboarding this position will focus on building clinical knowledge and skills to provide ENT care in an outpatient setting in conjunction with our established team of otology ENT providers.

This position includes the ability to participate in multidisciplinary clinics with audiology and balance center.

Unique opportunities of this position include professional growth, ability to perform common ENT procedures such as nasal endoscopy, flexible laryngoscopy, and other otology specific procedures such as ear cleanings using microscopy. Other opportunities include weekly educational conferences offering CME credits, a chance to expand individual procedure skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct patient evaluations, obtain history and physical exams.

Diagnose and manage ENT conditions.

Order and interpret diagnostic tests including imaging, labs, and audiograms.

Perform in office procedures.

Develop and implement treatment plans, including prescribing medications.

Educate patients and families on medical conditions and treatment plans.

Coordinate care with other medical specialties.

To learn more, please contact Tonya N. Harmon Boyer at tnharmonboyer@geisinger.edu or call 570-854-1571 .

Education

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

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.

Keywords:

otology, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, ENT, hearing, balance, outpatient care, diagnostic tests, patient evaluation, clinical procedures

Keywords:

otology, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, ENT, hearing, balance, outpatient care, diagnostic tests, patient evaluation, clinical procedures