Geisinger Health System is planning to add 1,500 members to its staff, including physicians and advanced practitioners, according to a Daily Item report.
Here are five things to know:
1. The health system launched a nationwide recruitment effort to bring in the new practitioners, nurses and support staff. The move will grow Geisinger’s workforce by 5 percent.
2. There are positions open at the administrative, clerical and laboratory services level in addition to marketing, pharmacy, food services and research.
3. CEO David Feinberg, MD, instituted a $10 minimum wage across the health system in the past year.
4. Geisinger now includes 12 hospitals serving 45 counties and reports an estimated $8.9 billion impact on the economy in Pennsylvania.
5. Geisinger invests around $1.9 billion in workforce salaries, benefits, training and education.