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Geisinger Health
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Behavioral Health Per Diem
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What they do
A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$37,936 / year median in Pennsylvania
+4% projected growth
Job Description
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Geisinger Behavioral Health Danville Shift:
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Geisinger is seeking experienced Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) and/or Physician Assistants (PA-C) to join our team as a flex per diem provider supporting care for adults and adolescents based at the Geisinger Behavioral Health Center in Danville, PA.Job Duties:
Perform comprehensive medical assessments. Provide medication management, evaluations, and daily patient rounding. Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and case managers. Document all care in the Epic electronic health record. Participate in treatment team meetings and coordinate care transitions. Communicate with families, caregivers, and community providers as needed to support continuity of care.Practice Environment Patient population:
75% adult, 25% pediatric (age 14+) Daily encounters: 10-16 Resources include onsite pharmacy and phlebotomy services; EHR is Epic Work autonomously No overnight shifts and no call. About Geisinger Behavioral Health Geisinger Behavioral Health Centers provide evidence-based inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults and adolescents. Our Danville, PA facility is designed to support individualized therapy, group programming, and recovery-focused care with a full complement of clinical specialists.Learn more at:
https://www.geisingerbehavioral.comPosition Details:
Qualifications The successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will work in collaboration with the physician and have a certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners or be eligible to hold national certification that allows the NP to work with the patient populations and location settings associated with this position. Must be eligible for licensure as a nurse practitioner in the state of PA. The successful Physician Assistant candidate will work under the responsibility and supervision of the physician and require completion of an ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) approved physician assistant program, current NCCPA certification or eligibility and Pennsylvania State licensure. Preferred Minimum 1 year of clinical experience Experience usingEpic Education:
Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s): Basic Life Support Certification- Default Issuing Body, Certified Nurse Practitioner
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania)
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