Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Behavioral Health
- Geisinger
- Danville, PA
- Posted 2 months ago
About the role · show the full description
• Perform comprehensive medical assessments.
• Provide medication management, evaluations, and daily patient rounding.
• Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and case managers.
• Document all care in the Epic electronic health record.
• Participate in treatment team meetings and coordinate care transitions.
• Communicate with families, caregivers, and community providers as needed to support continuity of care.
Practice Environment
• Patient population: 75% adult, 25% pediatric (age 14+)
• Daily encounters: 10–16
• Resources include onsite pharmacy and phlebotomy services; EHR is Epic
Work Schedule
• Rotating 3 days on, 4 days off; 4 days on, 3 days off
Why Advanced Practitioners Join Geisinger:
• Competitive Salary
• Advanced Practice Council – dedicated support for APPs and students
• Professional Development – internal programs and tuition reimbursement
• Teaching & Precepting Opportunities
• Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
• Relocation Assistance
• Benefits – including liability coverage, retirement plans, relocation assistance, and more!
About Geisinger Behavioral Health
Geisinger Behavioral Health Centers provide evidence‑based inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for adults and adolescents. Our Danville, PA facility is designed to support individualized therapy, group programming, and recovery‑focused care with a full complement of clinical specialists.
Learn more at: https://www.geisingerbehavioral.com
Qualifications
The successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will work in collaboration with the physician and have a certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners or be eligible to hold national certification that allows the NP to work with the patient populations and location settings associated with this position. Must be eligible for licensure as a nurse practitioner in the state of PA.
The successful Physician Assistant candidate will work under the responsibility and supervision of the physician and require completion of an ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) approved physician assistant program, current NCCPA certification or eligibility and Pennsylvania State licensure.
Preferred
• Minimum 1 year of clinical experience
• Experience using Epic
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