Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Urgent Care Part-time (Geisinger)

Job Description

Location:

Geisinger Primary Care Pittston

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Geisinger ConvenientCare is seeking a part-time experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our urgent care team in Pittston, Pa.

Job Duties:

Our clinicians diagnose and treat common medical problems including sore throats, earaches, sinus infections, flu, urinary tract infections and more. Routine health exams, immunizations, screenings, and wellness services are also provided. JOB IS FROM: nursingjobs.siteVIEW

 

Geisinger ConvenientCare Pittston has much to offer:

• Attractive schedule

• 20 hours a week

• Three shifts in two weeks, three weekdays and one weekend (every other weekend)

• Office Hours - Monday - Friday 8:45 am – 8:15 pm 

  Saturday & Sunday 7:45 am – 6:15 pm

• No overnight shifts and no mandated additional shifts

• Call approximately six nights per year; 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 attire

 

With Geisinger, you can also take advantage of:

• Competitive compensation package & benefits, a robust 401(k) retirement plan, CME and more! To learn more about our 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.

Education and experience (Required):

Due to the autonomous nature of the position, Advanced Practitioners must be able to treat patients from age one and older, and have at minimum six months of Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, or Critical Care Advanced Practice experience.

Position Details:

Education:

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights

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.