Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant ConvenientCare $10K incentive
Geisinger•Scranton, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
Geisinger ConvenientCare urgent care is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our urgent care team in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Our clinicians diagnose and treat common medical problems including sore throats, earaches, sinus infections, flu, urinary tract infections and more. Routine health exams, immunizations, screenings, and wellness services are also provided. ConvenientCare has much to offer, allowing you to live well in both your professional and personal life.
Requirements
- Minimum of six months advanced practitioner experience in primary care, emergency medicine, urgent care, or critical care.
- Ability to treat patients from age one and older.
- Completion of an ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) approved physician assistant program, current NCCPA certification or eligibility and Pennsylvania State licensure (for Physician Assistant candidates).
- Certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners or eligibility to hold national certification that allows the NP to work with the patient populations and location settings associated with this position (for Nurse Practitioner candidates).
- Eligibility for licensure as a nurse practitioner in the state of PA (for Nurse Practitioner candidates).
- Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania)
- Care Management Knowledge
- Clinical Policies And Standards
- Health Information Documentation
- Patient Assessment And Care
- Patient Safety
- Patients Rights
Nice To Haves
- Academic opportunities available via advanced practice preceptorship.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose and treat common medical problems including sore throats, earaches, sinus infections, flu, urinary tract infections and more.
- Provide routine health exams, immunizations, screenings, and wellness services.
Benefits
- $10k recruitment incentive for new hires
- Attractive schedule
- 14 rotating shifts/month
- Work every other weekend
- No overnight shifts, and no mandated additional shifts.
- Call – approximately six nights per year
- No direct patient call – for critical lab, CT, etc.
- Six observed holidays - Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day
- Work autonomously with limited administrative burden
- Access to Geisinger’s vast network of resources and specialists
- Work in comfort - Scrub business attire
- Robust 401(k) retirement plan
- 80 CME hours and $3,000 CME funds
- Relocation assistance
- Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
- Atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
