Advanced Practitioner Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine - GMC, Danville

Job Summary

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.

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

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.

• 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

Simulation Lab:
First Monday of the Month

Critical Care Lecture series:
Every Tuesday, 12:30‑14:30

Resident Lecture series:
Every Wednesday, 12:00‑13:00

Pulmonary Image Conference:
Every Thursday, 15:30‑16:30

Critical Care Department Meeting: 3rd Thursday, 17:30‑19:00

Critical Care M&M: 4th Thursday, 12:30‑14:00

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds:
Friday, 12:00‑13:00

Department of Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds:
Quarterly

• 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

Tonya Harmon Boyer, Senior Provider Recruiter, at 570‑854‑1571 or tnharmonboyer .

GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER (GMC), located in Danville, PA, the largest tertiary/qua ternary 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.

Master’s Degree‑Nurse Practitioner (Required), Master’s Degree‑Physician Assistant (Preferred)

Basic Life Support Certification – Default Issuing Body;
Certified Physician Assistant – National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

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…