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Geisinger
Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine

Physician AssistantNo callNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Location: Geisinger Primary Care Pottsville

Shift: Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Pottsville, PA. This site qualifies for a $20k recruitment incentive for an experienced provider.

Job Duties

Make a Difference Where It Matters Most – Join Geisinger Pottsville in Pottsville, PA.

Join Geisinger Pottsville 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 – Pottsville, PA

Geisinger Pottsville is located 60 miles southwest of Scranton and just 2 hours from Philadelphia, you’ll have opportunities to better your life and make a meaningful difference. Enjoy the charm of small-town living with the support of a major health system.

Learn more and apply: geisingerjobs.org/community-medicine

Education/Experience

Advanced Practitioner must be able to see all age ranges from 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-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 ranging from pediatric to geriatric populations within a collaborative team model. Participate in daily huddles, manage patient medications, and utilize Epic EMR for documentation and care coordination.

Requirements

Must hold a Master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner or completion of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant program. Requires current licensure or eligibility for licensure in Pennsylvania and relevant national certifications.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Clinical documentationElectronic medical recordsPediatric careGeriatric care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine at Geisinger a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine (PA) — ranked against 817 active Family Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 76% have no call, 74% 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).

Family Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 25% in family medicine (pa)ranked against 817 Family Medicine (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedFamily Medicine median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Pennsylvania27 active828 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 76% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (817 Family Medicine (PA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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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

median 4.8this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Family Medicine (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 817 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights
  • On-site
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About Geisinger

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

Benefits & Perks

Recruitment incentive up to $20,000
CME: 10 days and $3,000 annually
Tuition reimbursement
Relocation assistance
Retirement plans
Liability coverage
Health insurance from day one
Dental and vision

Living in Pottsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$169k
Typical market rent
$1,242/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.