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Hazle Township, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Primary Care

Physician AssistantNo nightsFull-Time

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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

CommunityCare Hazleton, in Hazle Township, PA is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our growing team.

Job Duties

CommunityCare, a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike affiliated with Geisinger and qualifies for the National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment Program and the Pennsylvania Loan Repayment Program. CommunityCare Hazleton is located in Hazle Township, approximately 2 hours northwest of Philadelphia.

With Geisinger, You Can Also Take Advantage Of

Recruitment incentive - $10,000, paid in lump sum upon start. 2-year work obligation with department (not applicable for internal, lateral transfer), To learn more about our extensive benefits, click here.

  • Continuing Medical Education – 10 working days, based on 8 hours, and $3,000 annually
  • 6 paid holidays
  • 23 day of Paid Time Off
  • Relocation assistance
  • Teaching opportunities – are available via advanced practice preceptorship

Better quality of life - Enjoy fresh air, short commutes, a lower cost of living and tight-knit communities in our respective regions across Pennsylvania. To learn more about living in our service area, click here.

Satisfaction of working for a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare organization committed to leading healthcare change. To learn more about Geisinger’s many accolades, click here.

Education/Experience

Advanced Practitioner must be able to treat all age ranges (pediatric (birth) to geriatric)

Position Details

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.

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 primary care services to patients across all age ranges, from pediatric to geriatric. Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure high-quality patient outcomes and adherence to clinical policies.

Requirements

Must hold a Master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant and possess a valid Pennsylvania license. Requires Basic Life Support certification and the ability to treat patients of all ages.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient CarePediatric CareGeriatric Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Primary Care at Geisinger a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 428 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 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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  • No nights
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About Geisinger

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Danville, Pa.
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Recruitment incentive - $10,000
Continuing Medical Education – 10 working days and $3,000 annually
6 paid holidays
23 days of Paid Time Off
Relocation assistance
Teaching opportunities
Healthcare benefits from day one
Vision, dental and domestic partners