Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner - Orthopaedics - $10kRecruitment Incentive

Job Title : Physician Assistant

Nurse Practitioner - Orthopaedics - $10k Recruitment

Incentive

Location : Wilkes-Barre,

Pennsylvania

Job Category : Physician

Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced

Practice

Schedule : Days

Work Type : Full

time

Department : Wilkes-Barre

Orthopaedics Advanced Practitioner Division

Date

Posted : 04 / 30 / 2025

Job ID : R-71360

Job SummaryThe Orthopaedic team is

looking for an advanced practitioner to join their team in

Northeastern, Pennsylvania. You would have the opportunity to work

with multiple Orthopaedic specialties in float

position.

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 physician assistant

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.

Must have the ability to treat

patients of all ages.

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.

EducationBachelor's Degree-Physician

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

(Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s)Basic Life

Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Physician

Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician

Assistants (NCCPA)

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.