Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Primary Care

Geisinger • Mount Pocono, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger Primary Care Mount Pocono seeks a new graduate or experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support its family medicine team in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. The advanced practitioner must be able to treat patients of all ages, from birth through geriatric care. The role offers appointments tailored to patient complexity: 40 minutes for medically complex patients and 20 minutes for patients with average complexity and acute care visits.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with one late night per week and a Saturday rotation. Weekend call is also rotated. The care model includes daily team huddles and support from pharmacists, care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators. Patient access is supported through eVisits, patient portals, ConvenientCare urgent care clinics, and text messaging.

Requirements

• Ability to treat patients of all ages, from birth through geriatric care.
• Master's degree in Physician Assistant studies (required) or Master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner (preferred).
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Certified Physician Assistant credential from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (for Physician Assistant candidates).
• Knowledge or skills in care management, clinical policies and standards, health information documentation, patient assessment and care, patient safety, and patients' rights.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary and family medicine care to patients from birth through geriatric age.
• Conduct appointments according to patient complexity, including 40-minute visits for medically complex patients and 20-minute visits for average-complexity patients and acute care visits.
• Participate in daily huddles with care team members to review schedules, patients, resource needs, and care coordination.
• Participate in the scheduled late-night and Saturday rotations.
• Participate in the weekend call rotation.
• Support patient care using available interdisciplinary resources, including pharmacists and care managers.

Benefits

• $10,000 recruitment incentive, paid in a lump sum upon starting, with a two-year departmental work obligation; not applicable to internal lateral transfers.
• Continuing Medical Education: 10 working days (based on 8 hours) and $3,000 annually.
• Six paid holidays.
• 23 days of Paid Time Off.
• Advanced practice preceptorship teaching opportunities.
• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision and dental coverage and domestic partner coverage.
• Collaborative, cooperative, and collegial workplace atmosphere.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level