Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine

Job Title : Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine

Location : Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Job Category : Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice

Schedule : Rotation

Work Type : Full time

Department : GLH Emergency Medicine Team

Date Posted : 06 / 26 / 2024

Job ID : R-63852

Job Summary Geisinger is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join the Geisinger Lewistown Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine in Lewistown, 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 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 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.