Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine

Geisinger • Frackville, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Frackville, PA. Join Geisinger Frackville 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, daily huddles with care team members, and a comprehensive support team. This includes pharmacists for patient education and medication management, care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, coding educators, and a centralized prescription refill team. A nurse call center assists with the on-call workload. Geisinger 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

• Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
• ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) approved physician assistant program completion (for Physician Assistant candidates).
• Current NCCPA certification or eligibility (for Physician Assistant candidates).
• Pennsylvania State licensure (for Physician Assistant candidates).
• Certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners or eligibility to hold national certification (for Nurse Practitioner candidates).
• Eligibility for licensure as a nurse practitioner in the state of PA (for Nurse Practitioner candidates).
• 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.

Responsibilities

• See 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).
• Provide patient education and medication management.
• Participate in daily huddles with care team members.
• Assist with on-call workload via nurse call center.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• Liability coverage.
• Retirement plans.
• Relocation assistance.
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually.
• Professional Development – internal programs and tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

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