Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant General Pediatrics
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Job Description
Location:
Geisinger Medical Clinic Lock Haven Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes Job Summary: Seeking an experienced advanced practitioner to join our General Pediatrics team in Lock Haven, PA.
Job Duties: Primarily based in Lock Haven, PA with 1 day per week in Muncy, PA Join a team of energetic providers to serve as a Primary Care Pediatrician to your own patient panel Provide Health Maintenance/Preventative Care as well as acute illnesses 4 day work week limited night and weekend call coverage expectations good Specialty support services with outreach and chart consult capabilities for Pediatric Subspecialties opportunities for ongoing career development in teaching and Advance Practice provider leadership Position Details: We take pride in the support we provide: Competitive compensation package $10k recruitment incentive for new hires Excellent benefits package, including malpractice and tail coverage A 5% employer contribution to 401(k) plan Relocation assistance Generous CME Experience is preferred - 3-5 years of experience preferred Education: Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required) Experience: Certification(s) and License(s): Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse PractitionersAmerican Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of PennsylvaniaRN_State of Pennsylvania 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.
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.
Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners.
Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. * Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as a Primary Care Pediatrician managing a patient panel for health maintenance, preventative care, and acute illnesses. The role involves working across two locations in Pennsylvania and collaborating with pediatric subspecialties.
Requirements
Requires a Master's Degree as a Nurse Practitioner and valid Pennsylvania licensure. Preferred candidates have 3-5 years of experience and Basic Life Support certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Pediatrics — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 62% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
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).
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 21.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant General Pediatrics at Geisinger a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pediatrics (PA) — ranked against 42 active Pediatrics (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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