Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing - $25k Incentives

Geisinger • Scranton, PA

25d

About The Position

The Geisinger Skilled Nursing Program is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to 'float' to various skilled nursing facilities in northeast Pennsylvania. This position is as a Geisinger provider in a non-Geisinger facility and requires an experienced advanced practitioner (AP), prior experience working in a skilled nursing facility, family medicine, internal medicine or ICU. The AP provides direct (hands-on) care in skilled nursing facilities with a goal to improve quality and prevent unnecessary re-admissions to the acute care setting. This position has a $10,400 float differential and will travel to these locations, but are not limited to: Mountain Top Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Mountain Top Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Nanticoke Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Nanticoke The Meadows, Dallas Embassy of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes Barre, Embassy of Scranton, Scranton Oak Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Scranton Geisinger has much to offer: $10,400 float differential $15k recruitment incentive Attractive schedule - Monday - Friday 8 am – 4:30 pm Rotating call schedule No weekend hours Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually Six paid holidays Paid Time Off - 23 days

Requirements

• Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
• prior experience working in a skilled nursing facility, family medicine, internal medicine or ICU
• Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body
• Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse PractitionersAmerican Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of PennsylvaniaRN_State of Pennsylvania
• Care Management Knowledge
• Clinical Policies And Standards
• Health Information Documentation
• Patient Assessment And Care
• Patient Safety
• Patients Rights

Responsibilities

• Review reports
• Communicate with SNF staff for patient needs
• Treat patients for acute needs, admissions, discharges, etc.
• Manage extremely complex patients, see every day or at least once a week
• Approximately 12 patients a day
• Length of time per patient and number of patients is per need

Benefits

• healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners
• collaboration
• cooperation
• collegiality

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees