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Geisinger
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Otolaryngology Surgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Scranton

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Location: Geisinger Multi-Specialty Clinic Olive Street

Shift: Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger, a best-in-state employer, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant interested in Otolaryngology, to join our comprehensive and growing team at Geisinger West Olive Street in Scranton, PA.

Job Duties

At A Glance

  • Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4:30 pm
  • Outpatient, inpatient position with on call responsibilities
  • Work at the 3 West Olive Clinic Scranton

Assist in OR, inpatient consults, Pre-op, post-op and discharge responsibilities at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton

Hospitalist component daytime call from 7am - 5 pm with reduced clinic time days providing hospitalist coverage

Regional night call (split between GWV and GCMC) is 4 weeknights per month and weekend call is 6-8 weekends/year

We Also Offer

  • Competitive straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures
  • Excellent benefits package, including malpractice & tail coverage for Geisinger
  • Opportunities to participate in teaching, research and optimizing access for patients
  • Support and leadership from a full range of dedicated, experienced specialists & subspecialists
  • Fully integrated electronic health record (Epic)

For more information, please contact: Tonya Harmon Boyer, Senior Provider Recruiter, at 570-854-1571 or tnharmonboyer@geisinger.edu.

Position Details

Education

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required), 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 provider will perform outpatient and inpatient clinical duties, including surgical assistance, pre- and post-operative care, and discharge responsibilities. The role also includes hospitalist coverage and participation in regional on-call rotations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Current Basic Life Support certification and NCCPA certification for Physician Assistants are required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient rightsInpatient careOutpatient carePre-operative careDischarge planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Otolaryngology Surgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Scranton at Geisinger a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 316 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 66% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% 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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 316 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Scranton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,354/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
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.

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

Competitive straight salary model linked to quality and value
Excellent benefits package
Malpractice & tail coverage
Opportunities to participate in teaching and research
Fully integrated electronic health record (Epic)