Location:

Community Care Wilkes-Barre

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

CommunityCare Kistler, Wilkes-Barre, PA is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team. Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish (spoken and written) required.

Job Duties:

CommunityCare, a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike affiliated with Geisinger and qualifies for the National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment Program and the Pennsylvania Loan Repayment Program. CommunityCare Kistler is located in Wilkes-Barre, approximately 2 hours northwest of Philadelphia.

With Geisinger, you can also take advantage of:

• Recruitment incentive - $10,000, paid in lump sum upon start.  2-year work obligation with department (not applicable for internal, lateral transfer), To learn more about our extensive benefits, click here.
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 working days, based on 8 hours, and $3,000 annually
• 6 paid holidays
• 23 day of Paid Time Off
• Relocation assistance
• Teaching opportunities – are available via advanced practice preceptorship
• Better quality of life - Enjoy fresh air, short commutes, a lower cost of living and tight-knit communities in our respective regions across Pennsylvania. To learn more about living in our service area, click here.
• Satisfaction of working for a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare organization committed to leading healthcare change. To learn more about Geisinger’s many accolades, click here.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:  

• Able to treat all age ranges (pediatric (birth) to geriatric) required.
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish (spoken and written) required.
• Ability to provide direct patient care, education, and clinical documentation in both English and Spanish.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively engage diverse patient populations.

Position Details:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Skills:

Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights

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, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

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.