Family Practice​/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary Geisinger Kingston in northeastern PA, is seeking a new graduate or experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support our family medicine team in Kingston, PA.

Job Duties   At Geisinger, you have an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on your patients' lives with:
Medically complex patients receive extended forty minute appointments; twenty-minute appointments for patients with average complexity and acute care visits.

Schedule:

Monday through Friday 8am to 4:30; including one late night per week and Saturday rotation.
Call:  Rotation includes rotation of weekend call
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 Convenient Care 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,  .
Continuing Medical Education - 10 working days, based on 8 hours, and $3,000 annually
6 paid holidays
23 day of Paid Time Off
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,  .
Satisfaction of working for a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare organization committed to leading healthcare change. To learn more about Geisinger's many accolades,  .

EDUCATION/

EXPERIENCE:

Advanced Practitioner must be able to treat all ages (birth to geriatric)

Position Details
Education Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)
Experience
Certification(s) and License(s) Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body;
Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

About Geisinger  Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more  or connect with us on Facebook , Instagram , Linked In and Twitter .
Our Vision & Values  Everything we do is about making better health easier 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.
Our Benefits  We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.