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Geisinger
Danville, Pennsylvania

$25k Incentive Nocturnist Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Hospital Medicine

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift: Nights (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), the flagship academic medical center of Geisinger, is seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Nocturnist to join our Hospital Medicine team in Danville, Pennsylvania.

As a Nocturnist APP, you will provide high-quality inpatient care in a collaborative, team-based environment alongside hospitalists, specialists, residents, and nursing staff. This position offers the opportunity to practice at a nationally recognized tertiary and quaternary care center while making a meaningful impact on patient care during overnight hours.

Job Duties

  • Full-time nocturnist position
  • 7 PM- 7 AM Schedule
  • 7-on/7-off block schedule
  • Competitive compensation with night stipend
  • Collaborative Hospital Medicine team with strong physician and APP support
  • Closed ICU environment with intensivist coverage and support
  • Access to comprehensive specialty services
  • Epic electronic medical record system
  • Comprehensive onboarding and continued professional development

Position Details

  • Perform comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing inpatient management
  • Admit, evaluate, and coordinate care for hospitalized patients
  • Collaborate with attending physicians, specialists, nursing teams, and ancillary staff
  • Respond to overnight clinical changes and urgent patient needs
  • Participate in patient and family communication regarding care plans
  • Ensure accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • Support safe patient transitions and continuity of care

Education

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Skills

Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights

OUR 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, 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.

Key Responsibilities

The Nocturnist APP will provide high-quality inpatient care, including patient assessments and management, during overnight hours. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and respond to urgent clinical needs.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree as a Physician Assistant and possess current certification from the NCCPA. A valid Basic Life Support certification is also required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Care coordinationUrgent care responseElectronic medical records

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 74% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
14% this job
CME allowance
11%
Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,161 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Danville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$270k
Typical market rent
$1,406/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Geisinger

Hospitals and Health Care
Danville, Pa.
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Domestic Partner Benefits
Night Stipend
$25K Incentive
Epic EMR
Closed ICU with Intensivist Coverage