What are the responsibilities and job description for the Primary Care Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner position at Geisinger?
Job Overview
Geisinger is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider to join our Primary Care team in a dynamic environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while collaborating with a tight-knit community of healthcare professionals.
Responsibilities
The selected candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality patient care, working under the supervision of a physician, and contributing to a team-oriented approach to healthcare delivery. Key responsibilities include:
Why Choose Geisinger?
As an Advanced Practice Provider at Geisinger, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, recruitment incentives up to $20k, and a primary care architype model that stratifies onboarding, ramp-up, and practice into three tiers of increasing autonomy. You'll also have access to advanced practice council support, professional development opportunities, teaching/precepting chances, continuing medical education, and comprehensive benefits.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you must have at least 5 years of primary care experience and be able to see/treat all age ranges from pediatric to geriatric. Additionally, the successful candidate will require completion of an ARC-PA-approved physician assistant program, current NCCPA certification, or eligibility, and Pennsylvania State licensure for PAs, or a certificate of completion from an approved program for nurse practitioners or eligibility to hold national certification allowing NP to work with patient populations and location settings associated with this position.
Geisinger is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider to join our Primary Care team in a dynamic environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while collaborating with a tight-knit community of healthcare professionals.
Responsibilities
The selected candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality patient care, working under the supervision of a physician, and contributing to a team-oriented approach to healthcare delivery. Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting 20-minute appointments and forty-minute appointments for elderly patient populations
- Participating in a panel sharing model to optimize patient care
- Daily huddles with care team members to review coordination of care
- Collaborating with pharmacists to assist with patient education and medication management
- Working with care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators
- Utilizing centralized prescription refill teams and nurse call centers to enhance patient care
- Navigating Epic EMR systems universally throughout Geisinger
- Increasing access to care through eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger's ConvenientCare urgent care clinics
Why Choose Geisinger?
As an Advanced Practice Provider at Geisinger, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, recruitment incentives up to $20k, and a primary care architype model that stratifies onboarding, ramp-up, and practice into three tiers of increasing autonomy. You'll also have access to advanced practice council support, professional development opportunities, teaching/precepting chances, continuing medical education, and comprehensive benefits.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you must have at least 5 years of primary care experience and be able to see/treat all age ranges from pediatric to geriatric. Additionally, the successful candidate will require completion of an ARC-PA-approved physician assistant program, current NCCPA certification, or eligibility, and Pennsylvania State licensure for PAs, or a certificate of completion from an approved program for nurse practitioners or eligibility to hold national certification allowing NP to work with patient populations and location settings associated with this position.
