What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant position at Geisinger?
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine
Location: Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Community Medicine Advanced Practitioners Division
Meaningful Impact on Patients' Lives
We are seeking a new graduate or experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our family medicine team at Geisinger Mountain Top in northeastern PA.
- Forty-minute appointments for our elderly patient population
- Daily huddles with all care team members to review essential information about schedules, patients, resource needs and coordination of care
- Pharmacists to assist with patient education and medication management
- Availability of care managers, health managers, clinic health associates and coding educators to providers
- Increased access to care by means of eVisits, patient portals, Geisinger's ConvenientCare urgent care clinics and even text messaging
Benefits and Opportunities
- Recruitment incentive - $10,000, paid in lump sum upon start. 2-year work obligation with department (not applicable for internal, lateral transfer)
- Continuing Medical Education - 10 working days, based on 8 hours, and $3,000 annually
- 6 paid holidays
- 23 day of Paid Time Off
- Teaching opportunities - are available via advanced practice preceptorship
- Better quality of life - Enjoy fresh air, short commutes, a lower cost of living and tight-knit communities in our respective regions across Pennsylvania
- Satisfaction of working for a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare organization committed to leading healthcare change
Requirements
An Advanced Practitioner must be able to treat all age (birth to geriatric) and meet the following requirements:
- Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
- Certification(s) and License(s) - Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Purpose and Values
Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
Salary : $3,000
