What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bariatric Medicine Nurse Practitioner position at Geisinger?
Job Summary:
The Geisinger Care at Home team is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner for a community-based position, covering Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.
Job Duties:
- The Geisinger Care at Home Advanced Practice Provider is a field-based patient direct care position performing health risk assessments, depression screening and addressing care gaps for Geisinger Health Plan Gold members in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.
Additional Information:
- Work is typically performed in the patient's home.
- Approximately 5-10% of the visits are virtual telemedicine.
- APP must reside in geographic area due to nature of position.
- Schedule can be 5 - 8-hour days or 4 - 10-hour days.
- There is no call, weekend, or holiday work.
Advanced Practitioners Receive:
- $10,000 Recruitment Forgivable Loan - a two-year work commitment.
- Comprehensive medical/retirement benefits starting the first day of employment.
- CME funds ($3,000/year) and paid 10 CME days/year.
- Company vehicle, computer, computer monitor, and cell phone are provided.
Experience Requirements:
- A minimum of two years of Advanced Practice Provider experience is required.
Position Details:
Education:
Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)
Certification(s) and License(s):
BLS Certification - Default Issuing Body; CNP Certification - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania
About Geisinger:
Geisinger was founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger. The system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers, and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion:
Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths, and ambitious aspirations.
Our Vision & Values:
Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family, and our communities.
KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
Salary : $3,000
