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Location:
Behavioral Health Center NortheastShift:
Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
NoJob Summary:
Job Description SummaryJob Duties:
Perform comprehensive medical assessments.
Provide medication management, evaluations, and daily patient rounding.
Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and case managers.
Document all care in the Epic electronic health record.
Participate in treatment team meetings and coordinate care transitions.
Communicate with families, caregivers, and community providers as needed to support continuity of care.
Practice Environment
Patient population: 75% adult, 25% pediatric (age 14+)
Daily encounters: 10–16
Resources include onsite pharmacy and phlebotomy services; EHR is Epic
Work autonomously
No overnight shifts and no call.
About Geisinger Behavioral Health
Geisinger Behavioral Health Centers provide evidence‑based inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults and adolescents. Our Moosic, PA facility is designed to support individualized therapy, group programming, and recovery‑focused care with a full complement of clinical specialists.
Learn more at: https://www.geisingerbehavioral.com
Position Details:
Qualifications
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.
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.
Preferred
Minimum 1 year of clinical experience
Experience using Epic
Education:
Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of PennsylvaniaSkills:
Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients RightsOUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.