Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Behavioral Health

2 months ago
United StatesFull TimeNurse Practitioner
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Geisinger as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Behavioral Health in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department
  • specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position. 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

Benefits & Compensation

  • 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.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Geisinger as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Behavioral Health.

Key Skills

Care Management KnowledgeClinical Policies And StandardsHealth Information DocumentationPatient Assessment And CarePatient SafetyPatients RightsElectronic Medical Record ProficiencyDiagnostic Testing InterpretationMedication PrescriptionTherapeutic Regimen PlanningProcedure PerformancePatient Education

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in Nurse Practitioner and hold required certifications including Basic Life Support and Certified Nurse Practitioner (AANP), along with a Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license. Experience is implied by the role complexity, suggesting at least two years post-certification.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Behavioral Health at Geisinger a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Primary Care nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Primary Care position at Geisinger is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights, Electronic Medical Record Proficiency, Diagnostic Testing Interpretation. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Primary Care role.

Core responsibilities: The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner will provide care to child and adolescent patients, demonstrating autonomy in evaluation, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care in collaboration with a physician. Responsibilities include ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing, prescribing medica...

Benefits package: Healthcare benefits, Vision, Dental, Domestic partners benefits. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Geisinger

Hospitals and Health Care
Danville, Pa.
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Healthcare benefits
Vision
Dental
Domestic partners benefits
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

2mo ago