Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Urgent Care newly increased compensation
Job Summary
Geisinger ConvenientCare is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in Berwick, PA. This site qualifies for a $20k recruitment incentive.
Job Duties
ConvenientCare has much to offer, allowing you to live well in both your professional and personal life:
- Attractive schedule:
- Office Hours - Monday - Friday 8:45 am – 8:15 pm
- Saturday & Sunday 7:45 am – 6:15 pm
- 14 rotating shifts/month – work every other weekend
- No overnight shifts – no mandated additional shifts
- Call approximately six nights per year – no direct patient call – for critical lab, CT, etc.
- Support staff – LPNs, Patient Access Reps and Rad Techs (when applicable)
- Work autonomously with limited administrative burden
- Access to Geisinger’s network of resources and specialists
- Work in comfort – scrub attire
- Epic EMR – universal throughout Geisinger
- Six observed holidays – Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day
Why Advanced Practitioners join Geisinger:
- Competitive Salary – newly increased salary for 2025
- Recruitment incentives up to $20k (at specific clinics) – 30-month work obligation with department (not applicable for internal, lateral transfer)
- Geography stipend up to $10,400k (at specific clinics)
- Advanced Practice Council – serves to support Geisinger Advanced Practitioners and Advanced Practitioner students
- Professional development – participate in our internal programs or utilize tuition reimbursement
- Teaching/Precepting opportunities – available via advanced practice preceptorship
- Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
- Benefits – Geisinger Benefits including liability, retirement, relocation and more!
Education and experience (Required):
Due to the autonomous nature of the position, Advanced Practitioners must be able to treat patients from age one and older, and have at minimum six months of Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, or Critical Care Advanced Practice experience.
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 - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyAbout 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 at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. 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. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.
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.
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