Pulmonary Medicine Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Location:

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Specialty Clinic

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Geisinger is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with an interest in practicing 100% Pulmonary Medicine, to join our welcoming practice in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Job Duties:

At a Glance:

• •Comprehensive specialty training provided to be successful
• •Provider skill mix: 5 attendings and 3 APs
• •Provider primarily performs outpatient consultations
• •See general pulmonary cases such as COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer and post COVID complications
• •Outpatient appointments are 60 minutes for new patients and 30 minutes for follow up visits
• •Competitive compensation plus $10k start incentive

Incredible Benefits Start on Day 1:

• •Health, dental, vision, prescription plans, etc.
• •23 days of PTO plus holidays, parental and military leave
• •CME: 10 working days and $3,000/year
• •Fully paid relocation
• •Geisinger qualifies for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!

About the Area:

• •The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area is close to various recreational attractions like Kalahari resorts & conventions, Hershey Park and Hotel Hershey, Camelback Resort & Great Wolf Resorts
• •Shopping, dining, sporting events, concerts, etc all nearby!
• •Enjoy some of Pennsylvania’s best hunting, mountain biking, skiing, and hiking
• •Driving distance to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC & Baltimore
• •Avoca International Airport is 15 minutes or less away and allows for endless travel opportunities

To learn more, please contact Tonya Harmon Boyer, Senior Provider Recruiter, at 570-854-1571 or tnharmonboyer@geisinger.edu .

Position Details:

Education:

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

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

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