Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Behavioral Health

Location:

Behavioral Health Center Northeast

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

Job Description Summary
Geisinger is seeking experienced Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) and/or Physician Assistants (PA-C) to join our team as a flex per diem provider supporting care for adults and adolescents based at the Geisinger Behavioral Health Center in Moosic, PA.

Job Duties:

Position Details:

Qualifications

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.

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.

Preferred

• Minimum 1 year of clinical experience

• Experience using Epic

Education:

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (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.

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.