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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Critical Care

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Location: Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)

Shift: Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center is actively seeking a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic critical care team. This is an exciting opportunity to practice advanced, state-of-the-art medicine in a collaborative environment supported by experienced physicians and a dedicated nursing staff.

Job Duties

  • Position Highlights:
  • 14 shifts/month with a mix of day and night (nocturnal stipend offered) 12-hour shifts (7 am–7 pm or 7 pm–7 am)
  • Work alongside critical care physicians in a collaborative, team-based model
  • Provide comprehensive care: assessment, planning, education, treatment, and follow-up
  • Learn and perform procedures: Central Lines, Temporary dialysis catheters, Arterial lines with the opportunity to learn others
  • Serve as a patient advocate, liaison, and trusted advisor for patients and families
  • Opportunity to participate in patient-centered research and a variety of improvement initiatives
  • Moonlighting opportunities available for additional income

Why Join Geisinger?

  • Day 1 Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • Generous PTO: 23 days annually + holidays, parental leave, and military leave
  • CME Support: 10 CME days and $3,000/year allowance
  • Relocation Assistance: Fully covered
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer

Discover Northeastern Pennsylvania

  • Close to top attractions like Kalahari Resorts, Hershey Park, Camelback, and Great Wolf Lodge
  • Enjoy year-round outdoor recreation: hiking, skiing, mountain biking, and hunting
  • Vibrant local scene with shopping, dining, concerts, and sports
  • Easy access to NYC, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Baltimore
  • Avoca International Airport just 15 minutes away

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

Position Details

Education

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)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.

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 provider will work in a collaborative team-based model to provide comprehensive critical care, including patient assessment, treatment planning, and follow-up. They will also perform clinical procedures such as central and arterial line placement while serving as a patient advocate.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree as either a Physician Assistant or an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Current certification from the NCCPA and Basic Life Support certification are required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient advocacyDialysis catheter managementPatient education

Critical Care Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Critical Care Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 66% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Critical Care Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution48 jobs · 42 employers

17
<$140k
11
$140k-160k
13
$160k-180k
5
$180k-200k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
27%
Relocation assistance
16% this job
Loan repayment
11% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Critical Care Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 106 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Wilkes-Barre

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$182k
Typical market rent
$1,340/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 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.

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About Geisinger

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

Benefits & Perks

Day 1 benefits: medical, dental, vision, prescription
Generous PTO: 23 days annually + holidays
Parental leave and military leave
CME: 10 days and $3,000/year allowance
Relocation assistance fully covered
PSLF eligible employer
Moonlighting opportunities