Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - PalliativeMedicine $10k Recruitment Incentive

Job Title : Nurse Practitioner or

Physician Assistant - Palliative Medicine $10k Recruitment

Incentive

Location : Lewistown,

Pennsylvania

Job Category : Nurse

Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced

Practice

Schedule : Days

Work Type : Full

time

Department : Northeast Region

Palliative Care Department

Date Posted : 09 / 04 / 2025

Job ID : R-84324

Job SummaryGeisinger's Cancer Institute

is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to join their talented team at

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital (GLH) in Lewistown, PA.

Job

Duties

Assesses and establishes a presumptive

diagnosis and implements treatment plans for their patient

population.

Makes accurate and complete entries

into the electronic medical record; orders and interprets

diagnostic testing and consults as appropriate and prescribes

appropriate medical therapy utilizing evidenced based

practice.

Prescribes, adjusts or discontinues

medications or therapies as

appropriate.

Evaluates and reports to

collaborating physician any circumstances or approaches to medical

management or test results that present a significant risk to

patient's health or well-being.

Performs

procedures within the scope of practice of the nurse practitioner

license.

Communicates with collaborative

physician, patient, PCP and referring staff through telephone or

other means of correspondence.

Instills

confidence in patient acting as their advocate by providing safe,

ethical care and health education to the patient and their family

in a language that they can

understand.

Interprets and follow policies and

guidelines to define procedures and meet goals and

deadlines.

Work is

typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for

satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all

organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in

this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent

typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the

job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any

department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the

performance of the job related to that

position.

EducationMaster's Degree-Nurse

Practitioner (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant

(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.