Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Primary Care - Bilingual Spanish Required

Geisinger • Wilkes-Barre, PA

17d • Onsite

About The Position

CommunityCare Mount Pleasant, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their growing team. This role requires bilingual fluency in English and Spanish (spoken and written). The position is with CommunityCare, a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike affiliated with Geisinger, and qualifies for the National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment Program and the Pennsylvania Loan Repayment Program. The role involves treating all age ranges from pediatric (birth) to geriatric, providing direct patient care, education, and clinical documentation in both English and Spanish, and requires strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse patient populations.

Requirements

• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish (spoken and written) 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-Physician Assistant (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Treat all age ranges (pediatric (birth) to geriatric)
• Provide direct patient care, education, and clinical documentation in both English and Spanish
• Effectively engage diverse patient populations

Benefits

• Recruitment incentive - $10,000, paid in lump sum upon start
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 working days, based on 8 hours, and $3,000 annually
• 6 paid holidays
• 23 day of Paid Time Off
• Relocation assistance
• 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: Mid Level