Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Critical Care - GCMC

Location

Scranton, PA

Job Category

Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Schedule Rotation Work Type Full time Department Northeast Region Critical Care Advanced Practitioner Division Date posted 10/20/2026 Job ID R-10665

Job Summary

Job Description Summary Geisinger Community Medical Center is seeking a Physician Assistant or an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our skilled team of critical care providers, practicing state-of-the-art medicine with support from excellent physicians and nursing staff.

Job Duties

• Work 14 shifts/month
• Mix of days/nights. 100% nights are available for additional stipend and incentives
• 12-hour shifts from 7am-7pm or 7pm-7am
• Serve in a collaborative role with the physician and staff in assessing needs, planning and providing education and care, evaluating outcomes, and coordinating follow-up and referrals for patients
• Function as a patient advocate in the medical care system as confidant, advisor and liaison between patients, families and physicians
• Moonlighting available for extra income
• The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area is close to various recreational attractions like Kalahari resorts & conventions, Hershey Park and Hotel Hershey, Camelback Resort & Great Wolf Resorts
• Enjoy some of Pennsylvania’s best hunting, mountain biking, skiing, and hiking
• Driving distance to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC & Baltimore
• Avoca International Airport within 15 minutes provides endless travel possibilities

To learn more, please contact Tonya N. Harmon Boyer at [email protected] or call 570-854-1571.

Education

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

Certification(s) and License(s)

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

Skills

Care Management Knowledge; Clinical Policies And Standards; Patient Assessment And Care; Patients Rights; Patient Safety; Health Information Systems (HIS)

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Equal Opportunity

Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier 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.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.