Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Behavioral Health Per Diem

Geisinger; Danville (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Geisinger Behavioral Health is seeking experienced Family Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to join as a flex per diem provider at the Danville, PA center. The role supports adults and adolescents in a collaborative, team-based environment with no overnights or on-call requirements.

You will perform comprehensive assessments, manage medications, and contribute to treatment planning while documenting in Epic and coordinating with multidisciplinary staff.

Qualifications

• The successful NP/PA candidate works with physicians to provide care.
• Must be eligible for PA or NP licensure in PA.
• Experience with Epic is preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Care Management Knowledge

Clinical Policies And Standards

Health Information Documentation

Patient Assessment And Care

Patient Safety

Patients Rights

Education

Bachelor’s Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Master’s Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Tools

Epic

Job description

Location:

Geisinger Behavioral Health Danville

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

Geisinger is seeking experienced Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) and/or Physician Assistants (PA-C) to join our team as a flex per diem provider supporting care for adults and adolescents based at the Geisinger Behavioral Health Center in Danville, PA.

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 autonomously
• No overnight shifts and no call.

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 NCCPAcertification or eligibility and Pennsylvania State licensure.

Preferred

• Minimum 1 year of clinical experience
• Experience using Epic

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), 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:

• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.