Peer Tutor (2026 - 2027)

Geisinger; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits from day one

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a peer tutor to support students aiming to boost academic performance. Roles include one-on-one and small-group review sessions as well as lab-practical reviews, with opportunities to lead workshops during orientation and for under-class students.

You will maintain documentation, support faculty with anatomy lab preparations, and be available during session weeks, up to 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree-pre-medicine (Required)

Responsibilities

• Provide tutorial assistance to peers; provide workshops on general academic skill development at orientation and for under-class students.
• Maintain documentation of services offered and meet with Director for quality assurance and needs assessment.
• Assist teaching faculty with preparation of anatomical specimens used in the laboratory.
• Available to answer students’ questions pertaining to instruction in the laboratory.
• Available up to 40 hours per week during the session weeks when gross anatomy instruction takes place.
• Prepare mock practical and practical examinations.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree-pre-medicine (Required)

Job description

Job Summary

Provide peer tutorial assistance to students wishing to improve their academic performance. Involve one-on-one or group review sessions or lab practical review sessions. Peer tutors will offer workshops on general academic skill development at orientation and for under-class students.

Job Summary

Provide peer tutorial assistance to students wishing to improve their academic performance. Involve one-on-one or group review sessions or lab practical review sessions. Peer tutors will offer workshops on general academic skill development at orientation and for under-class students.

Job Duties

• Provide tutorial assistance to peers Provide academic skill development workshops at orientation and to under-class students.
• Maintain documentation of services offered and meet with Director for quality assurance and needs assessment.
• Assist teaching faculty with preparation of anatomical specimens used in the laboratory.
• Available to answer students’ questions pertaining to instruction in the laboratory.
• Available up to 40 hour per week during the session weeks when gross anatomy instruction takes place.
• Prepare mock practical and practical examinations.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Education

Bachelor’s Degree-pre-medicine (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

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. 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.

Benefits

• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.