Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant ConvenientCare $10K incentive

Job Summary

Geisinger ConvenientCare urgent care is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their team in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

• Diagnose and treat common medical problems including sore throats, earaches, sinus infections, flu, urinary tract infections and more.
• Provide routine health exams, immunizations, screenings, and wellness services.

Benefits

• $10k recruitment incentive for new hires
• Atrractive schedule: Office Hours - Monday - Friday 8:45 am – 8:15 pm Saturday & Sunday 7:45 am – 6:15 pm
• 14 rotating shifts/month
• No overnight shifts, and no mandated additional shifts.
• 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

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 & Experience

• Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
• Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body

Qualifications

• 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.