Offer summary

Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant program required., 5+ years of experience in Geriatric and/or Primary Care preferred., Current NCCPA certification or eligibility for Physician Assistants., Eligible for licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in Pennsylvania..

Key responsibilities:

Conduct 30-minute appointments for patient visits.

Provide acute access management to support physician panels.

Participate in daily huddles with care team members for care coordination.

Collaborate with pharmacists and care managers for patient education and medication management.

Job description

Location:

Geisinger 65 Forward Shamokin Dam

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Geisinger is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our 65 Forward Primary Care team as a virtual, remote provider. Provider must reside in state of PA and be licensed in the state of PA.

Job Duties:

At Geisinger, you have an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on your patients’ lives with:

30-minute appointments for all visits
Provides acute access management to support physician panels
Daily huddles with care team members to review coordination of care
Pharmacists to assist with patient education and medication management
Care managers, RN Leads, and clinical support staff
Centralized prescription refill team
Nurse call center to assist with on-call after hours
Epic EMR – universal throughout Geisinger

Why Advanced Practitioners join Geisinger:

Competitive Salary – newly increased salary for 2025
Recruitment incentives up to $10k– 24-month work obligation with department (not applicable for internal, lateral transfer)
Advanced Practice Council – serves to support Geisinger Advanced Practitioners and Advanced Practitioner students
Professional development – participate in our internal programs or utilize tuition reimbursement
Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
Benefits – Geisinger Benefits including liability, retirement and more!

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Advanced Practitioner must:

Have 5+ years of experience or more in Geriatric and/or Primary Care experience, Hospitalist experience preferred
Reside in the state of PA
Private workspace

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.

*Note, applications will be accepted until 5/8/25 and will close, at which time, all applications will be reviewed.

Position Details:

Education:

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights

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.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

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