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Geisinger
Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Otolaryngology

Nurse Practitioner 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Location

Geisinger Otolaryngology Pottsville

Shift

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger Ear, Nose & Throat Pottsville, in Pottsville, PA, is seeking an Advanced Practitioner interested in general Otolaryngology, to join our comprehensive team of 2 APs, 1 physician and 1 Audiologist.

Job Duties

  • Responsibilities include:
  • Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
  • Outpatient clinic with 6 exam rooms.
  • Mix of new and follow up appointments every 30 minutes; see both pediatric and adult patients
  • Last hour of the day is for catching up on notes, in-basket, etc
  • Opportunities to participate in teaching, research and optimizing access for patients

We Also Offer

  • Competitive straight salary model linked to quality and value versus productivity measures
  • Excellent benefits package, including malpractice & tail coverage for Geisinger
  • Professional opportunities for mentorship, growth, and advancement
  • Fully integrated electronic health record (Epic)

For more information, please contact: Tonya Harmon Boyer, Senior Provider Recruiter, at 570-854-1571 or tnharmonboyer@geisinger.edu.

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 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.

Key Responsibilities

The Advanced Practitioner will provide care for pediatric and adult patients in an outpatient otolaryngology clinic. Responsibilities include conducting new and follow-up appointments, managing patient documentation, and participating in research and teaching opportunities.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree as either a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania and relevant certifications such as BLS and AANP certification are required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient carePatient rightsEpic EHR

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Otolaryngology at Geisinger a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Otolaryngology (NP) — ranked against 38 active Otolaryngology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Otolaryngology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 50% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% 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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4
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.5this job 8.0
Better work-life than 80% of Otolaryngology (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 38 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Pottsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$153k
Typical market rent
$1,213/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 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

Competitive straight salary model
Excellent benefits package
Malpractice & tail coverage
Professional opportunities for mentorship
Fully integrated EHR (Epic)
Healthcare benefits from day one
Vision and dental
Domestic partners coverage