Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing - $25k Incentives
Company: Geisinger
Location: Wilkes Barre
Posted on: January 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Skilled
Nursing - $25k Incentives Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Job
Category: Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced
Practice Schedule: Days Work Type: Full time Department: Central
Region Skilled Nursing Division Date Posted: 12/03/2025 Job ID:
R-88940 Job SummaryThe Geisinger Skilled Nursing Program is seeking
an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to 'float'
to various skilled nursing facilities in northeast Pennsylvania.
Job Duties This position is as a Geisinger provider in a
non-Geisinger facility and r equires an experienced advanced
practitioner (AP), prior experience working in a skilled nursing
facility, family medicine, internal medicine or ICU. The AP
provides direct (hands-on) care in skilled nursing facilities with
a goal to improve quality and prevent unnecessary re-admissions to
the acute care setting. This position has a $10,400 float
differential and will travel to these locations, but are not
limited to: Mountain Top Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center,
Mountain Top Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center,
Nanticoke Lakewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Nanticoke
The Meadows, Dallas Embassy of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes Barre,
Embassy of Scranton, Scranton Oak Ridge Rehabilitation and
Healthcare Center, Scranton Geisinger has much to offer: $10,400
float differential $15k recruitment incentive A ttractive schedule
- Monday - Friday 8 am – 4:30 pm Rotating call schedule No weekend
hours Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
Six paid holidays Paid Time Off - 23 days Responsibilities: Review
reports Communicate with SNF staff for patient needs Treat patients
for acute needs, admissions, discharges, etc. Manage extremely
complex patients, see every day or at least once a week
Approximately 12 patients a day Length of time per patient and
number of patients is per need EducationMaster's Degree-Physician
Assistant (Required) Certification(s) and License(s)Certified
Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of
Physician Assistants (NCCPA); Basic Life Support Certification -
Default Issuing Body Our Purpose & ValuesOUR 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, from senior
management on down, 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.
Keywords: Geisinger, Binghamton , Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Skilled Nursing - $25k Incentives, Healthcare , Wilkes Barre, New York
