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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing Facility

Geisinger

Philipsburg, PAFull-timeNo compensation foundPosted 4 days agoVerified open 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Philipsburg, PA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Basic Life Support CertificationCertified Physician AssistantMaster's degree

Job overview

Geisinger seeks an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide hands‑on care at the Heritage Ridge Skilled Nursing Facility in Philipsburg, PA, focusing on acute needs, admissions, discharges, and complex patient management with a goal to reduce re‑admissions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Report ReviewStaff CommunicationPatient TreatmentComplex Patient ManagementPatient Load Management

Qualifications

Master's Degree Physician Assistant2 Years Related Work ExperienceBasic Life Support CertificationCertified Physician Assistant

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Location: Windy Hill Village 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 Heritage Ridge Senior Living at Windy Hill in Philipsburg, 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.

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

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: Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Required) 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:

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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