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Geisinger

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing Facility

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What they do

A Surgical Physician Assistant provides medical care to patients, under the supervision of a physician or surgeon. Works in surgical operating rooms and surgery departments, and is licensed to practice medicine but has less formal certification than a physician. Performs duties delegated by a physician such as recording patient medical histories, ordering diagnostic tests, or giving immunizations.

$133,133 / year median in Pennsylvania

+11% projected growth

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Location Scranton, PA Job Category Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Schedule Days Work Type Full time Department Central Region Skilled Nursing Division Date posted 08/17/2026 Job
ID R-03825
Job Summary The Geisinger Skilled Nursing Program is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Oak Ridge Nursing Home in Taylor, 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 Education 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 Health Information Documentation; Patient Assessment And Care; Patients Rights; Care Management Knowledge; Clinical Policies And Standards; Patient Safety 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. Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. 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.