Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine

3 days ago


Sugarloaf, United States Geisinger Health System Full time
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Rotation
Work Type: Full time
Department: GWV Emergency Medicine Division
Date Posted: 10/16/2024
Job ID: R-68499
Job Summary Geisinger is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join the Northeast Region Department of Emergency Medicine which includes coverage at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center & Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Job Duties

Join Geisinger’s growing team of Emergency Medicine providers, practicing state-of-the-art medicine

At Geisinger, you have an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on your patients’ lives Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family, and our communities.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Geisinger has much to offer, allowing you to live well in both your professional and personal life:

  • $20k recruitment incentive.

  • Work autonomously with limited administrative burden.

  • Access to Geisinger’s vast network of resources and specialists.

  • Work in comfort - Scrub business attire.

  • Competitive compensation package & benefits including a robust 401(k) retirement plan, CME, relocation, and more To learn more about our extensive benefits, click here.

  • 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. To learn more about living in our service area, click here.

  • Satisfaction of working for a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare organization committed to leading healthcare change. To learn more about Geisinger’s many accolades, click here.


Position Details

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 Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)
Certification(s) and License(s) Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body
Our Purpose & Values 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 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.

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