Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine increased compensation

Geisinger•Kulpmont, PA

11d•Onsite

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. You will have comprehensive support from a team including pharmacists for patient education and medication management, care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators. A centralized prescription refill team, a nurse call center to assist with on-call workload, and Epic EMR with Ambient dictation are also available. Expanded access to care is provided through eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger ConvenientCare urgent care clinics. Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County and only 30 minutes from Geisinger Medical Center, our main campus, offering opportunities to better your life and make a meaningful difference. Enjoy the charm of small-town living with the support of a major health system.

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 - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body
Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)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 (Physician Assistant).
Work in collaboration with the physician (Nurse Practitioner).