Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Neurology

Geisinger

Danville, PA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Basic Life Support (BLS), Cerebral Vascular Accident, Community Health, Compensation and Benefits, Cross-Functional, Disease, Electronic Medical Records, Health Plan, Medical Imaging, Medications, Medicine, Memory Disorder, Neurology, Neuromuscular, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Education, Physician Assistant, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Quality of Care, Team Player

LOCATION

Danville, PA

POSTED

30+ days ago

Job Summary

Geisinger Medical Center is seeking a skilled and motivated Neurology Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our growing Neurosciences team in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to provide high-quality, patient-centered neurological care in a collaborative environment.

Position Highlights

+ Work within a multidisciplinary team of neurologists, APPs, nurses, and specialty support staff.

+ Provide evaluation, diagnosis, and management of diverse neurological conditions.

+ Opportunities to support specialized programs such as stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, movement disorders, memory and general neurology.

+ Access to state-of-the-art imaging and diagnostic resources across Geisinger’s neurosciences service line.

+ Flexible scheduling with the possibility of 10‑hour shifts, supporting work-life balance.

Responsibilities

+ Perform comprehensive neurological assessments and develop patient-centered care plans.

+ Conduct follow-up visits, medication management, and patient counseling.

+ Collaborate closely with supervising physicians and interdisciplinary teams.

+ Document patient encounters accurately within the EMR.

+ Engage in patient and family education and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

Why Geisinger?

+ Supportive, team-focused work culture committed to education and excellence.

+ Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

+ Robust professional development opportunities, CME support, and ongoing career growth.

+ A mission-driven health system dedicated to improving community health across Pennsylvania.

The successful Physician Assistant must be a graduate of a ARC-approved physician assistant program, eligible or certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants and eligible or certified by the State Board of Medicine.

The successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will have a certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners and must be eligible for or certified by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. Must be certified to work with all patient population age groups.

Geisinger’s Neuroscience Institute spans Geisinger’s three main campuses in Danville, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, along with locations in State College and Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Our program includes most neurology and neurosurgery subspecialties along with neurology and neurosurgery residency programs. Geisinger has a specific focus on quality not quantity and developing new management pathways for optimal outcomes.

Position Details

Education

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Experience

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 & 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.

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.

About the Company

Geisinger

For communities across the country, health doesn’t have to be a destination: It can be a daily opportunity. At Geisinger, we empower our communities to do well and be well by removing barriers to advanced healthcare in all the moments where health makes its home. For more than 100 years, we’ve served our region while working to create a national model for improving health. Today, we’re focused on bringing them services that improve every facet of life to drive total health, inside and out.

COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Healthcare Services

WEBSITE

https://jobs.geisinger.org/

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