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Geisinger
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing Facility
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What they do
A Nurse Practitioner provides primary care and nursing care to patients. Performs physical exams, orders diagnostic tests, and provides medications. Works in a physician's office or other healthcare facility, under the direction of a physician. Performs work similar to that of a physician assistant but has different medical training and degree.
$125,928 / year median in Pennsylvania
+14% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary The Geisinger Skilled Nursing Program is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation, Danville, 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-Nurse Practitioner (Required) Experience Certification(s) and License(s) Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania)- RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification
- Default Issuing Body; Certified Nurse Practitioner
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners