Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine $10k incentive

Geisinger; Selinsgrove (Snyder County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare organization where you can make a meaningful impact on patients' lives. This role involves working with a diverse patient population, from pediatric to geriatric, ensuring quality care through effective communication and collaboration with care teams. Enjoy the benefits of a supportive work environment that values your contributions and offers opportunities for professional growth, including continuing education and teaching. Experience a better quality of life with short commutes and a lower cost of living in a tight-knit community. If you're passionate about healthcare and want to be part of a transformative organization, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive - $10,000

Continuing Medical Education - $3,000 annually

Teaching Opportunities

Better Quality of Life

Satisfaction of Working for a Recognized Organization

Qualifications

• Completion of an ARC-PA approved physician assistant program is required.
• Nurse Practitioners must have a certificate from an approved program.

Responsibilities

• Work under the supervision of a physician to provide patient care.
• Assist with medication management and patient education.

Skills

Patient Education

Medication Management

Care Coordination

Advanced Practice Nursing

Physician Assistant Skills

Nurse Practitioner Skills

Education

ARC-PA Approved Physician Assistant Program

Nurse Practitioner Program

Job description

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

• Forty-minute appointments for our elderly patient population
• Daily huddles with all care team members to review essential information about schedules, patients, resource needs and coordination of care
• Pharmacists to assist with patient education and medication management
• Availability of care managers, health managers, clinic health associates and coding educators to providers
• Increased access to care by means of eVisits, patient portals, Geisinger’s Careworks urgent care clinics and even text messaging

With Geisinger, you can also take advantage of:

• Recruitment incentive – $10,000, paid in lump sum upon start. 2-year work obligation with department (not applicable for internal, lateral transfer). To learn more about our extensive benefits, click here.
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 working days, based on 8 hours, and $3,000 annually
• Teaching opportunities – are available via advanced practice preceptorship
• Better quality of life - Enjoy fresh air, short commutes, a lower cost of living and tight-knit communities in our respective regions across Pennsylvania. To learn more about living in our service area, click here.
• Satisfaction of working for a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare organization committed to leading healthcare change. To learn more about Geisinger’s many accolades, click here.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Advanced Practitioner must be able to see all age ranges, from Pediatric (birth) to Geriatric.

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.