Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Behavioral Health Per Diem

Geisinger; Moosic (Lackawanna County); Presencial; USD 95.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

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 Moosic, PA. Providers will perform comprehensive medical assessments, manage medications, and collaborate with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and case managers.

EHR is Epic; no overnight shifts and no call.

Formación

• NP/PA candidates must be licensed or eligible for licensure inPA and possess certification.
• Experience with psychiatric care teams and medication management is preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of clinical experience with adult/pediatric populations.

Responsabilidades

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

Conocimientos

Clinical experience

Educación

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner

Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant

Herramientas

Epic EMR

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Job Summary

Job Description 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 Moosic, PA.

Job Duties

Job Description

• 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 Moosic, 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

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)

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

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.

PPerhaps 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.