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Job Summary The Geisinger Skilled Nursing Program is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Heritage Ridge Senior Living at Windy Hill in Philipsburg, PA. Job Duties This position is for a Geisinger provider working within a contracted skilled nursing facility. It requires an experienced advanced practitioner with prior clinical experience in skilled nursing, family medicine, internal medicine, or intensive care. The advanced practitioner (AP) provides direct (hands-on) care in skilled nursing facilities with a goal to improve quality and prevent unnecessary re-admissions to the acute care setting.

Geisinger has much to offer:

Attractive schedule

• Monday
• Friday 8 am
• 4:30 pm Rotating call schedule No weekend hours $10k recruitment incentive Continuing Medical Education
• 10 days and $3,000 annually Six paid holidays Paid Time Off
• 23 days

Responsibilities:

Review reports Communicate with SNF staff for patient needs Treat patients for acute needs, admissions, discharges, etc. Manage extremely complex patients, see every day or at least once a week Approximately 12 patients a day Length of time per patient and number of patients is per need Position Details Education Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required) Experience Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Required) Certification(s) and License(s) Certified Physician Assistant

• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Basic Life Support Certification
• Default Issuing Body 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 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.