Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine increased compensation
About The Position
Geisinger is seeking an experienced or new graduate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Kulpmont, PA. This site qualifies for a $10k recruitment incentive. Make a Difference Where It Matters Most – Join Geisinger Kulpmont in Kulpmont, PA. Join Geisinger Kulpmont to become part of our tight-knit communities and experience a quality of life you won’t find elsewhere. At Geisinger, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on your patients’ lives with extended appointment times (40 minutes for medically complex patients, 20 minutes for average complexity and acute care visits), a collaborative care model with physician/APP panel sharing, and daily huddles with care team members. A comprehensive support team includes pharmacists for patient education and medication management, care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators. There is a centralized prescription refill team, and a nurse call center to assist with on-call workload. The role utilizes Epic EMR (universal across Geisinger) with Ambient dictation and offers expanded access to care through eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger ConvenientCare urgent care clinics.
Requirements
- Advanced Practitioner must be able to see/treat all age ranges from Pediatric (birth) to Geriatric.
- Physician Assistant candidate will work under the responsibility and supervision of the physician and require completion of an ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) approved physician assistant program, current NCCPA certification or eligibility and Pennsylvania State licensure.
- Nurse Practitioner candidate will work in collaboration with the physician and have a certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners or be eligible to hold national certification that allows the NP to work with the patient populations and location settings associated with this position.
- Must be eligible for licensure as a nurse practitioner in the state of PA.
- 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
- Experienced or new graduate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Responsibilities
- Make a Difference Where It Matters Most
- See/treat all age ranges from Pediatric (birth) to Geriatric.
- Work under the responsibility and supervision of the physician (for Physician Assistant).
- Work in collaboration with the physician (for Nurse Practitioner).
Benefits
- Competitive Salary – increased rates
- Recruitment Incentives – up to $20,000 at select clinics (30-month work obligation; not applicable for internal transfers)
- Professional Development – internal programs and tuition reimbursement
- Teaching & Precepting Opportunities
- Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
- liability coverage
- retirement plans
- relocation assistance
- healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one
- vision
- dental
- domestic partners
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
