Job Summary

Geisinger Tunkhannock is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team.

Job Duties

At Geisinger Tunkhannock we offer primary care and specialty services. Our staff members go above and beyond to deliver our robust care model to members of the Tunkhannock community to ensure they receive the best quality care possible.

 

We are proud to give our primary care providers the innovative tools and support they need to do what they do best - provide exceptional care through:

 

• Appointments: Patients age 65+ received extended forty- minute appointments; twenty-minute appointments for patients under 65 and acute care visits.
• 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 ConvenientCare urgent care clinics and even text messaging

We take pride in the professional and developmental support we provide:

• Recruitment incentive - $10,000, paid in lump sum upon start.  2-year work obligation with department
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 working days, based on 8 hours, and $2,500 annually
• Teaching opportunities – are available via advanced practice preceptorship

Position Details

Education

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; 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 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.

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.