Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Primary Care ...

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Primary Care *Qualifies for HRSA $50,000 Loan Repayment Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Job Category: Physician Assistants; Nurse Practitioners, Physician, Advanced Practice Schedule: Days Work Type: Full time Department: Office of the CCHC Chief Medical Officer Date Posted: 08/24/2022 Job ID: R-36314 Job Summary CommunityCare Kistler clinic qualifies for $50k NHSC Loan Repayment Program*! In addition to the $10k Recruitment Incentive for new hires! CommunityCare Kistler is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for our primary care office in Wilkes Barre, PA. Bilingual in Spanish and English is helpful but not required. Job Duties The CommunityCare Kistler clinic qualifies for the *NHSC Loan Repayment Program which is the National Health Service Corps for up to $50,000 with a two-year initial term. At CommunityCare Kistler, our innovative ideas are inspired by the communities and families we serve. Advanced Practitioners are offered the following benefits: Competitive straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures $10,000 recruitment loan for new hires Excellent benefits package, including relocation, malpractice, and tail coverage that begins the first day of employment Continuing medical education - 10 working days and $2,500 for CME activities Professional opportunities for mentorship, growth, and advancement Fully integrated electronic health record (Epic) Advanced Practitioners perform initial assessment and triage of patients based on information obtained pertinent to presenting condition. Keeps track of pertinent procedure and laboratory results, discusses with physician, and returns call to family and patient regarding the results and plans. Assists with arranging appropriate follow-up for the patients. Answers and returns phone calls from established patients and their families and assess the needs of patient and family. Discusses plan with the physician and relays information to the family and patient. Obtains or assists in the preauthorization process for medications, diagnostic studies, and treatments which the employee is qualified to perform. Screening patients. 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 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.

Created: 2025-11-15