Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine - Value-Based Care Model
Compensation
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Job Description
Location: Geisinger Medical Clinic Buckhorn
Shift: Days (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Worker Type
Regular
Exemption Status
Yes
Job Summary
Geisinger is seeking a new graduate or experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Family Medicine team at the Geisinger Medical Clinic Buckhorn in Bloomsburg, PA.
Job Duties
Make a Difference Where It Matters Most – Join Geisinger to become part of our tight-knit communities and experience a quality of life you won’t find elsewhere.
Why Choose Geisinger?
- At Geisinger, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on your patients’ lives with:
- Extended appointment times
- 40 minutes for medically complex patients
- 20 minutes for average complexity and acute care visits
- Collaborative care model
- Physician/APP panel sharing
- Daily huddles with care team members
- Comprehensive support team
- Pharmacists for patient education and medication management
- Care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators
- Centralized prescription refill team
- Nurse call center to assist with on-call workload
- Epic EMR (universal across Geisinger) with Ambient dictation
- Expanded access to care through eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger ConvenientCare urgent care clinics
Why Advanced Practitioners Join Geisinger
Competitive Salary – Increased Rates
- Recruitment Incentives – up to $20,000 at select clinics (30-month work obligation; not applicable for internal transfers)
- Primary Care Architype Model – structured onboarding and tiered autonomy for professional growth
- Advanced Practice Council – dedicated support for APPs and students
- Professional Development – internal programs and tuition reimbursement
- Teaching & Precepting Opportunities
- Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
- Benefits – including liability coverage, retirement plans, relocation assistance, and more!
Ready to Make a Difference?
Join Geisinger and become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and patient-centered care.
Location Highlight – Bloomsburg, PA
The clinic is 20 minutes from Geisinger Medical Center, our main campus, and only 5 miles from Bloomsburg University. Enjoy the charm of small-town living with the support of a major health system.
Education/Experience
Advanced Practitioner must have experience and be able to see and treat all age ranges, Pediatric (birth) to Geriatric.
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.
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.
Position Details
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
Provide comprehensive family medicine care to patients ranging from pediatric to geriatric populations within a collaborative, value-based care model. Participate in daily care team huddles and utilize Epic EMR for documentation and patient management.
Requirements
Must hold a Master's degree as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with appropriate state licensure and national certification. Candidates must be capable of treating all age ranges and possess strong clinical assessment skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 62% have no call, 68% 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).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine - Value-Based Care Model at Geisinger a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,593 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.
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