Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine $10k Recruitment Incentive

Geisinger Health System • Kingston, PA

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About The Position

Geisinger Kingston in northeastern PA, is seeking a new graduate or experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support our family medicine team in Kingston, PA. At Geisinger, you have an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on your patients' lives with: Medically complex patients receive extended forty minute appointments; twenty-minute appointments for patients with average complexity and acute care visits. Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am to 4:30; including one late night per week and Saturday rotation. Call: Rotation includes rotation of weekend call. Daily huddles with all care team members to review essential information about schedules, patients, resource needs and coordination of care. Pharmacists to assist with patient education and medication management. Availability of care managers, health managers, clinic health associates and coding educators to providers. Increased access to care by means of eVisits, patient portals, Geisinger's ConvenientCare urgent care clinics and even text messaging.

Requirements

• Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
• Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)
• Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Basic Life Support Certification

Nice To Haves

• Experience treating all ages (birth to geriatric)
• Teaching opportunities via advanced practice preceptorship

Responsibilities

• Support family medicine team in Kingston, PA.
• Conduct extended forty minute appointments for medically complex patients.
• Conduct twenty-minute appointments for patients with average complexity and acute care visits.
• Participate in daily huddles with care team members.
• Assist with patient education and medication management.
• Coordinate care with care managers, health managers, and clinic health associates.
• Provide increased access to care through various channels.

Benefits

• $10,000 recruitment incentive, paid in lump sum upon start.
• 10 working days of Continuing Medical Education, $3,000 annually.
• 6 paid holidays.
• 23 days of Paid Time Off.
• Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Master's degree