Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine - Value-Based Care Model

Geisinger • Bloomsburg, PA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger is hiring a new graduate or experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for its Family Medicine team at Geisinger Medical Clinic Buckhorn in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The role is part of a value-based care model and serves patients across all age ranges, from birth through geriatric care. The position offers a collaborative care model with shared physician/APP panels, daily care-team huddles, extended appointment times, and support from pharmacists, care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, coding educators, a centralized prescription refill team, and a nurse call center. The clinic uses Epic EMR with ambient dictation and offers expanded access through eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger ConvenientCare clinics.

The successful Physician Assistant works under the responsibility and supervision of a physician. The successful Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with a physician. Geisinger describes structured onboarding and tiered autonomy, professional development, teaching and precepting opportunities, and continuing medical education support. The clinic is approximately 20 minutes from Geisinger Medical Center and five miles from Bloomsburg University.

Requirements

• Must be able to see and treat patients of all ages, from birth through geriatric care.
• Physician Assistant candidates must complete an ARC-PA-approved (or predecessor organization-approved) physician assistant program.
• Physician Assistant candidates must hold or be eligible for current NCCPA certification and Pennsylvania state licensure.
• Nurse Practitioner candidates must hold a certificate of completion from an approved Nurse Practitioner program or be eligible for national certification that permits practice with the patient populations and in the settings associated with the position.
• Nurse Practitioner candidates must be eligible for licensure as a nurse practitioner in Pennsylvania.
• Basic Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide family medicine care to patients across all age ranges, from birth through geriatric care.
• Assess and treat patients in a collaborative care model.
• For Physician Assistants, work under the responsibility and supervision of a physician.
• For Nurse Practitioners, work in collaboration with a physician.

Benefits

• Recruitment incentives of up to $20,000 at select clinics, subject to a 30-month work obligation and not applicable to internal transfers.
• Professional development programs and tuition reimbursement.
• Continuing medical education: 10 days and $3,000 annually.
• Liability coverage.
• Retirement plans.
• Relocation assistance.
• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners.

What This Job Offers

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