Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine

Overview

Geisinger is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Frackville, PA.

Join Geisinger Frackville to become part of our tight-knit communities and experience a quality of life you won’t find elsewhere.

At Geisinger, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on your patients’ lives with:

• 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

• Recruitment Incentives - up to $20,000 at select clinics (30-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!

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)

Certification(s) and License(s):
Certified Physician Assistant - NCCPA;
Basic Life Support Certification

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. We live by the following values:

- 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. We encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We are 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.