Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine Kulpmont, PA

Geisinger • Kulpmont, PA

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About The Position

Geisinger is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its Primary Care team at Geisinger Primary Care Kulpmont in Kulpmont, Pennsylvania. The advanced practitioner must be able to see patients of all ages, from birth through geriatric care. Physician Assistants work under the responsibility and supervision of a physician; Nurse Practitioners work in collaboration with a physician.

The role offers extended appointment times, a collaborative care model with shared physician/APP panels, daily care-team huddles, and a comprehensive support team. Support includes pharmacists, care and health managers, clinic health associates, coding educators, a centralized prescription refill team, and a nurse call center. Geisinger uses Epic EMR with ambient dictation and provides expanded access through eVisits, patient portals, and ConvenientCare urgent care clinics.

Geisinger highlights structured onboarding and tiered autonomy, an Advanced Practice Council, professional development and tuition reimbursement, teaching and precepting opportunities, and annual CME support. The position is a regular, 40-hour-per-week day-shift role. The employer describes its purpose and values as patient-centered care, kindness, excellence, learning, innovation, and safety.

Requirements

• Ability to see patients of all age ranges, from birth through geriatric care.
• Physician Assistant candidates must complete an ARC-PA-approved (or predecessor organization-approved) physician assistant program.
• Physician Assistant candidates must have current NCCPA certification or eligibility and Pennsylvania state licensure.
• Nurse Practitioner candidates must have a certificate of completion from an approved Nurse Practitioner program or be eligible for national certification appropriate to the patient populations and location settings.
• Nurse Practitioner candidates must be eligible for licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in Pennsylvania.
• Master's degree in Physician Assistant studies is listed as required.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Certified Physician Assistant credential from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is listed.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care to patients across all age ranges, from pediatric patients at birth through geriatric patients.
• Physician Assistants work under the responsibility and supervision of a physician.
• Nurse Practitioners work in collaboration with a physician.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with increased rates
• $10,000 recruitment incentive with a 24-month work obligation; not applicable to internal transfers
• Professional development programs and tuition reimbursement
• 10 days of continuing medical education and $3,000 annually
• Liability coverage
• Retirement plans
• Relocation assistance
• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partner coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time