Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine Kulpmont, PA

Location:

Geisinger Primary Care Kulpmont

Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40 Worker Type:
Regular Exemption Status:
Yes

Geisinger is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Kulpmont, PA.

Make a Difference Where It Matters Most – Join Geisinger Kulpmont in Kulpmont, PA. Join Geisinger Kulpmont to become part of our tight-knit communities and experience a quality of life you won’t find elsewhere.

• Extended appointment times 40 minutes for medically complex patients
• 20 minutes for average complexity and acute care visits
• Collaborative care model
• Physician/APP panel sharing
• Daily huddles with care team members
• Comprehensive support team
• Pharmacists for 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
• Epic EMR (universal across Geisinger) with Ambient dictation
• Expanded access to care through eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger Convenient Care urgent care clinics

• Competitive Salary – increased rates $10,000
• Recruitment Incentive – 24-month work obligation; not applicable for internal transfers
• Primary Care Architype Model – structured onboarding and tiered autonomy for professional growth
• Advanced Practice Council – dedicated support for APPs and students
• Professional Development – internal programs and tuition reimbursement
• Teaching & Precepting Opportunities
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
• Benefits – including liability coverage, retirement plans, relocation assistance, and more!

Geisinger Kulpmont is located 60 miles southwest of Scranton and just 2.5 hours from Philadelphia, you’ll have opportunities to better your life and make a meaningful difference. Enjoy the charm of small-town living with the support of a major health system.

• 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.
• Education:
  
  Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
• Experience:
  
  Certification(s) and License(s):
  Basic Life Support Certification
  - Default Issuing Body Default Issuing Body, Certified Physician Assistant
  - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
  National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Skills:
  
  Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights

• 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…