Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Behavioral Health

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C) to support adults and adolescents at the Geisinger Behavioral Health Center in Danville, PA. The role emphasizes collaborative, patient-centered care within a multidisciplinary team using the Epic EMR.

Ideal candidates hold an approved NP or PA program certification, PA licensure in PA, and experience with Epic is preferred. Relocation assistance and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered care.
• Clinical and administrative documentation in a unified EMR system.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive medical assessments.
• Provide medication management, evaluations, and daily patient rounding.
• Develop and implement treatment plans with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and case managers.
• Document all care in the Epic electronic health record.
• Participate in treatment team meetings and coordinate care transitions.
• Communicate with families, caregivers, and community providers to support continuity of care.

Skills

Collaboration

Patient care

Education

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner

Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant

Tools

Epic

Job description

Job Summary

Geisinger is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C) to join our team supporting care for adults and adolescents based at the Geisinger Behavioral Health Center in Danville, PA. This provider will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, patient centered care.

Job Summary

Geisinger is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C) to join our team supporting care for adults and adolescents based at the Geisinger Behavioral Health Center in Danville, PA. This provider will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, patient centered care.

Job Duties

• Perform comprehensive medical assessments.
• Provide medication management, evaluations, and daily patient rounding.
• Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and case managers.
• Document all care in the Epic electronic health record.
• Participate in treatment team meetings and coordinate care transitions.
• Communicate with families, caregivers, and community providers as needed to support continuity of care.

Practice Environment

• Patient population: 75% adult, 25% pediatric (age 14+)
• Daily encounters: 10–16
• Resources include onsite pharmacy and phlebotomy services; EHR is Epic

Work Schedule

• Rotating 3 days on, 4 days off; 4 days on, 3 days off

Why Advanced Practitioners Join Geisinger

• Competitive Salary
• Advanced Practice Council – dedicated support for APPs and students
• Professional Development – internal programs and tuition reimbursement
• Teaching & Precepting Opportunities
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
• Relocation Assistance
• Benefits – including liability coverage, retirement plans, relocation assistance, and more!

About Geisinger Behavioral Health

Geisinger Behavioral Health Centers provide evidence‑based inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults and adolescents. Our Danville, PA facility is designed to support individualized therapy, group programming, and recovery‑focused care with a full complement of clinical specialists.

Learn more at: https://www.geisingerbehavioral.com

Position Details

Qualifications

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.

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.

Preferred

• Minimum 1 year of clinical experience
• Experience using Epic

Education Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

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

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, from senior management on down, 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.