Flex Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Urgent Care

Company: Geisinger
Location: Herrick Center
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Job Title: Flex Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Urgent Care
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Physician Assistants; Nurse Practitioners, Physician, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Per Diem
Work Type: Part time
Department: JM-Community Medicine Advanced Practitioners Division
Date Posted: 10/14/2021
Job ID: R-17648
Job Summary Geisinger Convenient Care (urgent care) is an seeking experienced an Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our growing team. This flex position will rotate between the clinics in beautiful northeast Pennsylvania.
Job Duties Convenient Care clinicians diagnose and treat common medical problems including sore throats, earaches, sinus infections, flu, urinary tract infections, and more. They also provide routine health exams, immunizations, screenings, and wellness services. Services at some clinics may also include x-ray, EKG, IV hydration, and phlebotomy.
The ideal Geisinger Convenient Care candidates will:
Take responsibility and ownership of their site

Possess strong interpersonal skills

Be self-motivated

Have excellent prioritizing and multi-tasking abilities

Have urgent care experience and the ability to perform procedures such as suturing and splinting

EXPERIENCE:
Advanced practitioners must have at least six months of Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, or Critical Care advanced practice professional experience and the ability to treat patients age one and older .

Position Details Geisinger Convenient Care consists of 18 convenient care sites throughout central and northeast Pennsylvania. - These multispecialty locations provide primary and specialty care. In conjunction with Geisinger Health Plan, the Medical Groups staff offers their own unique version of medical home.
Education Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)
Certification(s) and License(s) Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body
Our Purpose & Values 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, from senior management on down, 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.

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