Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Primary Care

Geisinger • Nanticoke, PA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger Nanticoke in northeastern PA, is seeking a new graduate or experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support our family medicine team in Nanticoke, 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

• Advanced Practitioner must be able to treat all ages (birth to geriatric)
• Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
• Basic Life Support Certification
• Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Care Management Knowledge
• Clinical Policies And Standards
• Health Information Documentation
• Patient Assessment And Care
• Patient Safety
• Patients Rights

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Medically complex patients receive extended forty minute appointments; twenty-minute appointments for patients with average complexity and acute care visits.
• Monday through Friday 8am to 4:30; including one late night per week and Saturday rotation.
• 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
• Assist with patient education and medication management
• Provide care to patients of all ages (birth to geriatric)

Benefits

• Recruitment incentive - $10,000, paid in lump sum upon start. 2-year work obligation with department (not applicable for internal, lateral transfer)
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 working days, based on 8 hours, and $3,000 annually
• 6 paid holidays
• 23 day of Paid Time Off
• Teaching opportunities – are available via advanced practice preceptorship
• Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• Atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level