Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing Facility

Location: Geisinger Office Building Mt Pleasant Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes Job Summary The Geisinger Skilled Nursing Program is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Oak Ridge Nursing Home in Taylor, PA. Job Duties This position is for a Geisinger provider working within a contracted skilled nursing facility. It requires an experienced advanced practitioner with prior clinical experience in skilled nursing, family medicine, internal medicine, or intensive care. The advanced practitioner (AP) provides direct (hands‑on) care in skilled nursing facilities with a goal to improve quality and prevent unnecessary re‑admissions to the acute care setting. Responsibilities Review reports Communicate with SNF staff for patient needs Treat patients for acute needs, admissions, discharges, etc. Manage extremely complex patients, see every day or at least once a week Approximately 12 patients a day Length of time per patient and number of patients is per need Position Details Education: Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required) Experience: Certification(s) and License(s): Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault 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 Employer Benefits & Offerings Geisinger has much to offer: Attractive schedule - Monday - Friday 8 am – 4:30 pm Rotating call schedule No weekend hours $10k recruitment incentive Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually Six paid holidays Paid Time Off - 23 days 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 committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine 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 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. * Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affimative 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Geisinger