What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Primary Care position at Geisinger?
Location: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Job 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 exceptional Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Bellefonte, Pa.Job Duties
Geisinger Community Medicine has much to offer, allowing you to live well in both your professional and personal life:
$10k recruitment incentive
Forty-minute appointments for our senior 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
Care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators work collaboratively with providers
Increased access to care by means of eVisits, patient portals, and Geisingers ConvenientCare urgent care clinics
With Geisinger, you can also take advantage of the following:
Competitive compensation package & benefits including a $10k recruitment incentive, a robust 401(k) retirement plan, CME, relocation, and more To learn more about our extensive benefits, click here.
Academic opportunities are available via advanced practice preceptorship.
Better quality of life - Enjoy the fresh air, short commutes, a lower cost of living, and tight-knit communities in our respective regions across Pennsylvania. To learn more about living in our service area, click here.
Satisfaction of working for a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare organization committed to leading healthcare change. To learn more about Geisingers many accolades, click here.
Position Details
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.
Education
Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)Certification(s) and License(s)
Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyOur Purpose & Values
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
