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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Primary Care
Geisinger • State College, PA 16801 • Posted 11 days ago
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Geisinger is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in State College, Pa. This role offers a $10k recruitment incentive, 40-minute appointments for senior patients, daily huddles for care team coordination, pharmacist assistance, and increased access to care through eVisits, patient portals, and ConvenientCare urgent care clinics. The position emphasizes collaboration with a physician, under their supervision, and requires completion of an approved PA or Nurse Practitioner program, NCCPA certification, and Pennsylvania State licensure.
Responsibilities
- Work under the supervision of the physician.
- Participate in daily huddles with all care team members.
- Assist with patient education and medication management through collaboration with pharmacists.
- Work collaboratively with care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators.
- Increase access to care through eVisits, patient portals, and ConvenientCare urgent care clinics.
Qualifications
Required
- Completion of an ARC-PA approved physician assistant program or an approved program for Nurse Practitioners.
- Eligibility for national certification that allows working with the patient populations and location settings associated with this position.
- Eligibility for licensure as a nurse practitioner in the state of PA.
Preferred
- Master's Degree in Physician Assistant
About Geisinger
Geisinger is a prominent healthcare company in the United States, offering primary care, specialty care, hospital services, health insurance, and innovative healthcare programs like ProvenCare. With a focus on patient-centered care and innovative solutions, Geisinger is a leader in the healthcare industry, known for its commitment to high-quality care and improving outcomes through technology and data analytics.
Full Job Description
Job Summary
Geisinger is seeking an exceptional Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in State College, Pa.
Job Duties
Geisinger Community Medicine has much to offer, allowing you to live well in both your professional and personal life:
+ $10k recruitment incentive
+ Forty-minute appointments for our senior 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
+ Care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators work collaboratively with providers
+ Increased access to care by means of eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger's ConvenientCare urgent care clinics
With Geisinger, you can also take advantage of the following:
+ Competitive compensation package & benefits including a $10k recruitment incentive, a robust 401(k) retirement plan, CME, relocation, and more! To learn more about our extensive benefits, click here (https://jobs.geisinger.org/geisinger-benefits) .
+ Academic opportunities are available via advanced practice preceptorship.
+ Better quality of life - Enjoy the 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 (https://jobs.geisinger.org/living-in-pennsylvania-physicians) .
+ 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 (https://jobs.geisinger.org/accolades) .
Position Details
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.
Education
Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)
Experience
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 to 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.
Geisinger is seeking an exceptional Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in State College, Pa.
Job Duties
Geisinger Community Medicine has much to offer, allowing you to live well in both your professional and personal life:
+ $10k recruitment incentive
+ Forty-minute appointments for our senior 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
+ Care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators work collaboratively with providers
+ Increased access to care by means of eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger's ConvenientCare urgent care clinics
With Geisinger, you can also take advantage of the following:
+ Competitive compensation package & benefits including a $10k recruitment incentive, a robust 401(k) retirement plan, CME, relocation, and more! To learn more about our extensive benefits, click here (https://jobs.geisinger.org/geisinger-benefits) .
+ Academic opportunities are available via advanced practice preceptorship.
+ Better quality of life - Enjoy the 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 (https://jobs.geisinger.org/living-in-pennsylvania-physicians) .
+ 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 (https://jobs.geisinger.org/accolades) .
Position Details
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.
Education
Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)
Experience
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 to 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.
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