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Geisinger
Danville, Pennsylvania

Family Nurse Practitioner - Geisinger Behavioral Health Central

Nurse Practitioner 8.8 Work-LifeNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Location: Geisinger Behavioral Health Danville Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes Job Summary: Geisinger is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) to join our team supporting care for adults and adolescents based at the Geisinger Behavioral Health Center in Danville, PA.

The FNP will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, patient centered care. Job Duties: Perform comprehensive medical assessments. Provide medication management, evaluations, and daily patient rounding.

Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and case managers. Document all care in the Epic electronic health record. Participate in treatment team meetings and coordinate care transitions.

Communicate with families, caregivers, and community providers as needed to support continuity of care. Practice Environment Patient population: 75% adult, 25% pediatric (age 14+) Daily encounters: 10–16 Resources include onsite pharmacy and phlebotomy services; EHR is Epic Work

Schedule

Rotating 3 days on, 4 days off Why Advanced Practitioners Join Geisinger: Competitive Salary 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 Relocation Assistance Benefits – including liability coverage, retirement plans, relocation assistance, and more!

About Geisinger Behavioral Health Geisinger Behavioral Health Centers provide evidence‑based inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults and adolescents.

Our Danville, PA facility is designed to support individualized therapy, group programming, and recovery‑focused care with a full complement of clinical specialists.

Learn more at: https://www.geisingerbehavioral.com Position Details: Qualifications 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.

Preferred Minimum 1 year of clinical experience Experience using Epic 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.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.

We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners.

Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. * Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive medical assessments and provide medication management for adult and adolescent patients. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop treatment plans and document care within the Epic electronic health record.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner and eligibility for licensure in Pennsylvania. National certification and Basic Life Support certification are required, with a preference for one year of clinical experience and Epic proficiency.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningEpic EHRMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Nurse Practitioner - Geisinger Behavioral Health Central at Geisinger a 8.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,347 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 52% 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).

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Living in Danville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$270k
Typical market rent
$1,406/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
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.

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

CME allowance ($3,000)
Relocation assistance
Malpractice coverage
Health insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement plans
Tuition reimbursement