Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine newly increased compensation

Fadona; Selinsgrove (Snyder County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their Primary Care team in a vibrant community. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment. With a focus on collaboration, you'll engage in daily team huddles, utilize advanced EMR systems, and benefit from competitive salaries and recruitment incentives. The position emphasizes professional development, allowing you to grow your skills and contribute to a culture of excellence and innovation. If you're passionate about patient care and looking for a rewarding opportunity, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Recruitment Incentives

Geography Stipend

Professional Development

Continuing Medical Education

Healthcare Benefits from Day One

Tuition Reimbursement

Teaching Opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be able to see all age ranges from Pediatric to Geriatric.
• Completion of an approved physician assistant program required.

Responsibilities

• Join a tight-knit community and provide quality patient care.
• Participate in daily huddles with care team members.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Clinical Assessment

Education

Master's Degree in Physician Assistant

Nurse Practitioner Certification

Tools

Epic EMR

Basic Life Support Certification

Job description

Job Summary: Geisinger is seeking an experienced or new graduate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Selinsgrove, PA. This site qualifies for a $10k recruitment incentive.

Job Duties:

Living and working here, you'll join one of our tight-knit communities and experience a quality of life you can't get elsewhere. You'll have opportunities to better your life and make a difference. Geisinger Selinsgrove is 3 miles from Susquehanna University and 30 minutes from Geisinger Medical Center, our main campus!

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

• 20-minute appointments and forty-minute appointments for elderly patient population
• Physician/APP panel sharing model
• Daily huddles with care team members to review coordination of care
• Pharmacists to assist with patient education and medication management
• Care managers, health managers, clinic health associates and coding educators
• Centralized prescription refill team
• Nurse call center to assist with on-call workload (nursing home calls directed to Skilled Nursing Facility team)
• Epic EMR – universal throughout Geisinger
• Increased access to care by means of eVisits, patient portals, Geisinger's ConvenientCare urgent care clinics

Why Advanced Practitioners join Geisinger:

• Competitive Salary – newly increased salary for 2025
• Recruitment incentives up to $20k (at specific clinics) – 30-month work obligation with department (not applicable for internal, lateral transfer)
• Geography stipend up to $7,800 (at specific clinics)
• Primary Care Architype model – stratifies onboarding, ramp-up, and practice into three tiers of increasing autonomy to ensure both new and experienced Advanced Practitioners get the support and professional satisfaction needed
• Advanced Practice Council – serves to support Geisinger Advanced Practitioners and Advanced Practitioner students
• Professional development – participate in our internal programs or utilize tuition reimbursement
• Teaching/Precepting opportunities – available via advanced practice preceptorship
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
• Benefits – Geisinger Benefits including liability, retirement, relocation and more!

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.

Position Details

Education: Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Experience and Certification(s) and License(s): Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Basic Life Support Certification - Default 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 of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.