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Geisinger
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Critical Care - GCMC

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Location: Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC)

Shift: Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger Community Medical Center is seeking a Physician Assistant or an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our skilled team of critical care providers, practicing state-of-the-art medicine with support from excellent physicians and nursing staff.

Job Duties

  • Work 14 shifts/month
  • Mix of days/nights. 100% nights are available for additional stipend and incentives
  • 12-hour shifts from 7am-7pm or 7pm-7am

Serve in a collaborative role with the physician and staff in assessing needs, planning and providing education and care, evaluating outcomes, and coordinating follow-up and referrals for patients

Function as a patient advocate in the medical care system as confidant, advisor and liaison between patients, families and physicians

Moonlighting available for extra income

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area is close to various recreational attractions like Kalahari resorts & conventions, Hershey Park and Hotel Hershey, Camelback Resort & Great Wolf Resorts

  • Enjoy some of Pennsylvania’s best hunting, mountain biking, skiing, and hiking
  • Driving distance to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC & Baltimore
  • Avoca International Airport within 15 minutes provides endless travel possibilities

To learn more, please contact Tonya N. Harmon Boyer at tnharmonboyer@geisinger.edu or call 570-854-1571.

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 Body, Certified Physician Assistant - 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 work in a collaborative role to assess patient needs, plan and provide care, and evaluate outcomes in a critical care setting. They will also serve as a patient advocate and liaison between families, patients, and the medical team.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Clinical documentationPatient advocacyMedical care coordinationReferral management

Critical Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 64% have no call, 70% 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).

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $137k (middle half $130k–$137k)21 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in Pennsylvania658 active14,219 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 64% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Nurse Practitioner pay trend+1.1% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

49 jobs · 40 employers
17
<$140k
11
$140k-160k
13
$160k-180k
3
$180k-200k
5
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs
401k / retirement match
82%
Sign-on bonus
42%
CME allowance
39%
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Below most Critical Care (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 48 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Geisinger

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

Benefits & Perks

Healthcare benefits from day one
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Domestic partner coverage
Moonlighting available for extra income
Nocturnal stipend for 100% nights
Collaborative Practice Agreement Required

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.