SkillBridge Program

DoD Skill Bridge Program

The DoD Skill Bridge program allows eligible service members to complete hands on civilian training during their final 180 days of active-duty service. Participants join Geisinger on a permissive temporary duty assignment, gaining valuable experience that supports career transition while contributing to work that improves lives and strengthens communities. The DoD Skill Bridge program is open to service members of all ranks, both enlisted and officer.

While participating in Skill Bridge, individuals remain on active duty, continue to receive military compensation, and retain full military benefits. Participation is mission dependent, and approval must be granted by the service member's unit Commander before any Skill Bridge agreement is established with Geisinger.

Job Duties:

At Geisinger, Skill Bridge is more than an internship—it's a pathway to purpose‑driven work. As an integrated health system committed to improving lives and strengthening communities, Geisinger offers transitioning service members access to meaningful experiences across a wide range of career paths. Through hands‑on training and real‑world contributions, participants build skills and confidence for long‑term civilian success.

What Geisinger Offers Skill Bridge Participants:

• Mission‑Aligned Career Pathways Opportunities span clinical, technical, operational, and administrative roles, including care delivery, IT, logistics, HR, operations, and more. Whether you're continuing in a familiar field or exploring a new career direction, we work to align your military experience and interests with purposeful civilian work.
• Veteran‑Focused Guidance and Support Geisinger's Skill Bridge Program Leader understands the unique challenges of military transition. Participants receive individualized support, mentorship, and advocacy throughout the Skill Bridge experience to help navigate career decisions and prepare for the next stage of professional growth.

Position Details:
For more information or details on the program, connect with Geisinger's Military and Veteran recruitment team by email at veterans

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, 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.