Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Urgent Care $10k incentive

Job Summary:

Geisinger ConvenientCare urgent care clinics are seeking experienced Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to join our Geisinger Nicholson ConvenientCare team in beautiful northeast Pennsylvania.

Job Duties:

Our clinicians diagnose and treat common medical problems including sore throats, earaches, sinus infections, flu, urinary tract infections and more. Routine health exams, immunizations, screenings, and wellness services are also provided.

ConvenientCare has much to offer, allowing you to live well in both your professional and personal life:

• $10k recruitment incentive for new hires.
• 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, and no mandated additional shifts.
• Call – approximately six nights per year

No direct patient call – for critical lab, CT, etc.

• Six observed holidays - Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day
• Work autonomously with limited administrative burden.
• Access to Geisinger’s vast network of resources and specialists.
• Work in comfort - Scrub business attire.

With Geisinger, you can also take advantage of:

• Competitive compensation package & benefits including a robust 401(k) retirement plan, 80 CME hours and $3,000 CME funds, relocation, and more!
• Academic opportunities 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.
• Satisfaction of working for a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare organization committed to leading healthcare change.

Experience is required - Due to the autonomous nature of the position, advanced practitioners must be able to treat patients from age one and older and have a minimum of six months advanced practitioner experience in primary care, emergency medicine, urgent care, or critical care. 

Position Details:

Education:

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Certified Physician Assistant - 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

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, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be 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.

Geisinger is growing in the Pittston area with the opening of the new Geisinger Pittston in the heart of downtown. Geisinger Pittston features primary care for all ages, lab and radiology services all under one roof. A underground parking garage provides patients with convenient and safe off-street parking. We even offer same-day and evening appointments. We are welcoming new patients and Geisinger accepts most major health insurance plans.
 
At Geisinger Pittston, we are part of your community and treat patients like family. Our staff is devoted to providing expert care to area residents, both young and grown. From well-visits and sick-visits to follow-up after illness or injury, you'll find both quality and kindness in our medical team.
 
Whether inside or outside of our convenient office, our focus is on our community. So don't be surprised when you run into us at the local Italian eatery or at Pittston's annual Tomato Festival.

Geisinger is comprised of 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, a college of medicine and a nearly 600,000-member health plan serving more than three million residents in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and beyond. We have approximately 26,500 employees, including over 1,700 employed physicians, all of whom share a commitment to quality healthcare.

You don’t have to put your life on hold to move healthcare forward. At Geisinger, you’ll engage with industry leaders to create new care delivery models and enjoy a work/life balance that gets you home in time for dinner. You’ll be there for your family, friends, and neighbors – making a difference at home and across the country.

Only at Geisinger.