Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant; Nutrition Job at Geisinger, Danville, PA

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  • Geisinger
  • Danville, PA

Job Description

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant; Nutrition at Geisinger summary:

This role involves providing advanced clinical care in nutrition and weight management as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. The position supports physicians by diagnosing and planning therapy for patients in an outpatient clinical environment, with an emphasis on bariatrics and nutrition. The practitioner collaborates closely with the healthcare team to deliver excellent patient care and improve health outcomes within the Gastroenterology Division.

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant; Nutrition
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Gastroenterology Division
Date Posted: 06/02/2025
Job ID: R-69682

Job Summary

Geisinger’s Nutrition and Weight Management Department is seeking an advanced practitioner to join our team at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.

Job Duties

This Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide services to patients and families in the Nutrition and Weight Management Clinic in accordance with established organizational policies and professional standards. Performs in collaboration and supervision of the physician, diagnostic and therapeutic tasks to allow the physician to extend his/her services through the more effective use of the physician assistant's knowledge in the sphere of decision making required to establish a diagnosis and plan therapy. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range on her/his assigned clinical area.

Performs duties to provide the highest level of patient care and maximize patient satisfaction.

Reports to the Nutrition and Weight Management lead advanced Practitioner.

Previous experience in bariatrics and/or nutrition preferred.

Work is typically performed in an outpatient clinical environment

Education

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

Our Purpose & Values

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.

Keywords:

Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Nutrition, Weight Management, Bariatrics, Outpatient Care, Gastroenterology, Patient Care, Clinical Practice, Healthcare

Job Tags

Full time, Part time,

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