Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant; Nutrition

Job Title : Nurse Practitioner or Physician

Assistant; Nutrition

Location :

Danville, Pennsylvania

Job Category :

Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice

Schedule : Days

Work Type : Full time

Department :

Gastroenterology Division

Date

Posted : 06 / 02 / 2025

Job ID : R-69682

Job SummaryGeisinger’s Nutrition and Weight

Management Department is seeking an advanced practitioner to join

our team at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.

Job Duties

This Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

will provide services to patients and families in the Nutrition and

Weight Management Clinic in accordance with established

organizational policies and professional standards. Performs in

collaboration and supervision of the physician, diagnostic and

therapeutic tasks to allow the physician to extend his / her services

through the more effective use of the physician assistant's

knowledge in the sphere of decision making required to establish a

diagnosis and plan therapy. Meets the qualifications to provide

care for patients in the specific age range on her / his assigned

clinical area.

Performs duties to provide the

highest level of patient care and maximize patient satisfaction.

Reports to the Nutrition and Weight Management

lead advanced Practitioner.

Previous experience in

bariatrics and / or nutrition preferred.

Work is

typically performed in an outpatient clinical environment

EducationMaster's Degree-Nurse Practitioner

(Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)Licensed

• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania;

Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse

Practitioners; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing

Body

Our Purpose & ValuesOUR 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.