What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine newly increased compensation position at Geisinger?
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine
Location: Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaJob Category: Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Community Medicine Advanced Practitioners Division
Job Summary
Geisinger is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Lewisburg, PA.This site qualifies for a $20k recruitment incentive.
Job Duties
A Meaningful Impact on Patient Lives,
You'll make a meaningful impact on your patients' lives with:
• 20-minute appointments and forty-minute appointments for elderly patient population
• Physician/APP panel sharing model
• Daily huddles with care team members to review coordination of care
• Pharmacists to assist with patient education and medication management
• Care managers, health managers, clinic health associates and coding educators
• Centralized prescription refill team
• Nurse call center to assist with on-call workload (nursing home calls directed to Skilled Nursing Facility team)
• Epic EMR – universal throughout Geisinger
• Increased access to care by means of eVisits, patient portals, Geisinger's ConvenientCare urgent care clinics
We offer a competitive salary, benefits including liability, retirement, relocation and more, as well as a geography stipend up to $7,800 (at specific clinics).
Our primary care archetype model stratifies onboarding, ramp-up, and practice into three tiers of increasing autonomy to ensure both new and experienced Advanced Practitioners get the support and professional satisfaction needed.
We provide opportunities for professional development through our internal programs, tuition reimbursement, teaching/precepting opportunities via advanced practice preceptorship, continuing medical education (10 days and $3,000 annually), and membership in the Advanced Practice Council to support Geisinger Advanced Practitioners and students.
At Geisinger, we strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves, treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence, share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare caregivers for tomorrow, constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, and provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
Education
The successful Physician Assistant candidate will work under the responsibility and supervision of the physician and require completion of an ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) approved physician assistant program, current NCCPA certification or eligibility and Pennsylvania State licensure.
The successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will work in collaboration with the physician and have a certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners or be eligible to hold national certification that allows the NP to work with the patient populations and location settings associated with this position. Must be eligible for licensure as a nurse practitioner in the state of PA.
Certification(s) and License(s)
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Our Purpose & Values
Everything we do is about caring 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
