Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine

Opportunity Criteria

ProfessionPhysician Assistant
SpecialtyUrgent Care
Loan RepaymentNot Specified
Salary RangeNot Specified
Employment TypeNot Specified
Bonuses OfferedNegotiable

Job Description

Job Summary

CommunityCare Kistler, an FQHC lookalike model and affiliated with Geisinger, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their family medicine team. A practitioner who is fluently bilingual in Spanish and English is preferred.

Job Duties

CommunityCare Kistler Clinic qualifies for the *NHSC Loan Repayment Program which is the National Health Service Corps http://https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-loan-repayment-program (up to $75,000 for two-years) in addition to the $10k recruitment incentive.

Due to the patient population, we prefer the Advanced Practitioner to be fluently bilingual in Spanish and must be able to treat all ages (birth to geriatric)

Clinic hours Monday - Thursday 8a -7p; Friday 8a-5p

Advanced Practitioners receive the following benefits:

  • $10,000 Recruitment Forgivable Loan - a two-year work commitment

  • Comprehensive medical/retirement benefits starting the first day of employment

  • 6 paid holidays

  • 23 day of Paid Time Off

  • Paid relocation

  • Continuing Medical Education – 10 working days, based on 8 hours, and $3,000 annually

  • Paid malpractice insurance

  • Teaching opportunities – are 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.


Position Details


Education

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Experience


Certification(s) and License(s)

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more atgeisinger.orgor connect with us onFacebook,Instagram,LinkedInandTwitter.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier 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.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.

Facility & Address

  • Geisinger
  • Wilkes-Barre PA

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Contact Information

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