Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Skilled NursingFacilty Per Diem

Job Title : Nurse Practitioner or

Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing Facilty Per

Diem

Location : Wilkes-Barre,

Pennsylvania

Job Category : Physician

Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced

Practice

Schedule : Per

Diem

Work Type : Part

time

Department : JM-Central Region

Skilled Nursing Division

Date Posted : 05 / 19 / 2025

Job ID : R-64869

Job SummaryGeisinger is seeking an

experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a per

diem position in various skilled nursing facilities as

needed.

Job Duties

This position requires an

experienced advanced practitioner, prior experience working in a

skilled nursing facility (SNF) is helpful but not required.

The SNF advanced practitioner (AP) provides direct

(hands-on) care in nursing homes / skilled facilities with a goal to

improve quality and prevent unnecessary re-admissions to the acute

care

setting.

Overview : Hours :

Monday – Friday 8 a –

4 : 30p

Responsibilities

include : Communicate with

SNF staff and review patient reports

Treat

acute needs, admissions, discharges,

etc.

Manage complex and non-complex

patients

Average 12 patients a

day

Length of time and number of patients as

per need

Locations may

include, but are not limited

to : Mountain Top

Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Mountain

Top

Birchwood

Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center,

Nanticoke

Lakewood

Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center,

Nanticoke

The Meadows,

Dallas

Embassy of Wyoming Valley,

Wilkes Barre,

Embassy

of Scranton,

Scranton

Oak Ridge

Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center,

Scranton

Position

Details

Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult – Geriatric Nurse

Practitioner or Physician Assistant with advanced practice

experience in a skilled nursing facility or long-term care facility

is preferred.

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.