Physician Assistant Per Diem at Geisinger
Bellefonte, PA 16823
About the Job
Location: Burnham, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Per Diem
Work Type: Part time
Department: JM-ConvenientCare Urgent Care Advanced Practitioners Division
Date Posted: 08/09/2024
Job ID: R-45235
Job Summary
Geisinger ConvenientCare is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Urgent Care team in a flex/per diem capacity at our clinic in Lewistown, PA.Job Duties
Geisinger ConvenientCare (urgent care) clinicians diagnose and treat common medical problems including sore throats, earaches, sinus infections, flu, urinary tract infections and more. Routine health exams, immunizations, screenings and wellness services are also provided.
ConvenientCare has much to offer, allowing you to live well in both your professional and personal life:
Work autonomously with limited administrative burden.
Access to Geisinger’s vast network of resources and specialists.
Work in comfort - Scrub business attire.
Position Details
Education and experience (Required): Due to the autonomous nature of the position, advanced practitioners must be able to treat patients from age one and older, and have at minimum six months of primary care, emergency medicine, urgent care, or critical care experience.
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.
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.