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Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Orthopaedics $20k Recruitment Incentive

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Job Title Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Orthopaedics $20k Recruitment Incentive Location Lewistown, PA Job Category Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Schedule Days Work Type Full time Department Orthopaedics Advanced Practitioner Department Date posted 07/17/2023 Job ID R-49756

Job Summary

Geisinger is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our Orthopaedic team in Lewistown, Pennsylvania!

Job Duties

A glimpse into the Orthopaedic team:

  • You will join a team of 5 surgeons and 6 advanced practice providers.
  • This Physician Assistant would work in partnership with our General Orthopaedic physician.
  • Schedule is days, Monday-Friday,
  • Call is every 5th weekday night​. No weekend call

Geisinger takes pride in the support we provide our physician assistants to promote a healthy work/life balance:

  • Fully paid relocation
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • $3,000 & 10 days CME allowance annually
  • Excellent benefits package, including malpractice and tail coverage
  • PTO starting at 23 days per year
  • 6 paid holidays
  • Disability coverage
  • Automatically receive a 5% contribution to your 401k on us

Position Details

Discover for yourself why Geisinger has been nationally recognized as a visionary model of integrated healthcare. Interested candidates, contact Taylor Briggs, Provider Recruitment, at thbriggs@geisinger.edu.

Education

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

Certification(s) and License(s)

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

Skills

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

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 at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.

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.

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