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Geisinger
Hazle Township, Pennsylvania

General Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Location: Community Care Hazleton

Shift: Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger has an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join an established FQHC-like clinic in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. The ideal candidate will be someone with a minimum of 1 year of pediatric clinical experience and an interest in medically complex and/or underserved populations.

Job Duties

  • Full time, Monday – Friday schedule
  • No nights/weekends
  • No call

Position Details

  • Forgivable recruitment loan
  • Generous CME
  • Employer-paid malpractice coverage including tail
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Robust retirement plans

Education

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)

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 Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide pediatric care in an established clinic setting. Responsibilities include managing medically complex patients and serving underserved populations.

Requirements

Candidates must have a minimum of 1 year of pediatric clinical experience and hold relevant certifications such as BLS and NCCPA. A Master's degree in Nursing is preferred for Nurse Practitioner applicants.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Geisinger a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Pediatrics (PA) — ranked against 34 active Pediatrics (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Pediatrics — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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).

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Annual compensation range

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CME allowance
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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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Among the best 10% of Pediatrics (PA) listings for work-life

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  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About Geisinger

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

Benefits & Perks

Forgivable recruitment loan
Generous CME
Employer-paid malpractice coverage including tail
Comprehensive benefits package
Robust retirement plans
Health insurance from day one
Vision
Dental