Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine increased compensation
Sunbury, PA, 17801, USA
- $10 p/year
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Nurse Practitioner
- Physician Assistant
- Family Medicine
Geisinger is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their Primary Care team in Sunbury, PA, offering competitive salary and recruitment incentives. The role involves providing comprehensive family medicine care to patients of all ages within a collaborative care model supported by a multidisciplinary team and advanced EMR systems. Candidates must hold appropriate certification and licensure and will benefit from professional development, teaching opportunities, and comprehensive benefits.
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Community Medicine Advanced Practitioners Division
Date Posted: 06/18/2025
Job ID: R-80535
Job SummaryGeisinger is seeking an experienced or new graduate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Sunbury, PA. This site qualifies for a $15k recruitment incentive for a new graduate and 20k for an experienced provider.
Job Duties
Make a Difference Where It Matters Most – Join Geisinger Sunbury in Sunbury, PA.
Join Geisinger Sunbury to become part of our tight-knit communities and experience a quality of life you won’t find elsewhere.
Why Choose Geisinger?
At Geisinger, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on your patients’ lives with:
Extended appointment times
40 minutes for medically complex patients
20 minutes for average complexity and acute care visits
Collaborative care model
Physician/APP panel sharing
Daily huddles with care team members
Comprehensive support team
Pharmacists for patient education and medication management
Care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators
Centralized prescription refill team
Nurse call center to assist with on-call workload
Epic EMR (universal across Geisinger) with Ambient dictation
Expanded access to care through eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger ConvenientCare urgent care clinics
Why Advanced Practitioners Join Geisinger:
Competitive Salary – increased rates
Recruitment Incentives – up to $20,000 at select clinics (30-month work obligation; not applicable for internal transfers)
Primary Care Architype Model – structured onboarding and tiered autonomy for professional growth
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
Benefits – including liability coverage, retirement plans, relocation assistance, and more!
Ready to Make a Difference?
Join Geisinger and become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and patient-centered care.
? Location Highlight – Sunbury, PA
Sunbury is located in Northumberland County and only 20 minutes from Geisinger Medical Center, our main campus, and just over an hour to Harrisburg, PA. Enjoy the charm of small-town living with the support of a major health system.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Advanced Practitioner must be able to see all age ranges from Pediatric (birth) to Geriatric.
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.
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.
EducationMaster's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)
Certification(s) and License(s)Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
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.
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