Nurse Practitioner Addiction Medicine Trainee
Company: Geisinger
Location: Scranton
Posted on: January 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner Addiction Medicine Trainee
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania Job Category: Residents/Fellows,
Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Schedule: Days Work Type:
Full time Department: Addiction Psychiatry Division Date Posted:
09/18/2025 Job ID: R-84919 Job SummaryThe Addiction Medicine
Advanced Practitioner Training Program will provide integrated
mental health and SUD/OUD services, including Medications for
Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) for PAs and advanced practice nurses
(APNs) , in a primary care underserved community-based setting. The
overall goal of the APP Trainee Program is to foster robust
clinical training and augment expertise among clinicians who will
see patients at access points of care and provide mental health and
addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery. *Training Start
Dates: July 1, 2026 / January 1, 2027 Job Duties Trainee will
participate in MOUD in community-based settings along with
additional clinical training beyond the didactic component,
including professional peer-to-peer support to assist trained APNs
and PAs in initiating their provision of MOUD. Trainee will connect
and manage patients’ receiving MOUD in receiving behavioral health
counseling and in connecting to social supports to retain patients
in care. Trainee will collaborate with care givers inside and
outside of the immediate care team. Trainee will be able to
demonstrate clearly and effective communication with patients and
immediate care team. Initial and ongoing assessment of patient's
medical, physical, and psychosocial status. Perform history and
physical. Develop assessment and treatment plan. Participate in
clinical patient care. Record progress notes. Order tests,
examinations, medications, and therapies. Arrange for discharge and
after care. Write and dictate admission notes, progress notes,
procedure notes, and discharge summaries. Provide patient education
and counseling covering health status, test results, disease
processes, and discharge planning. Perform procedures. Work is
typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for
satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all
organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in
this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent
typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the
job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any
department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the
performance of the job related to that position. EducationMaster's
Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required) Certification(s) and
License(s)Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State
of Pennsylvania 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.
Keywords: Geisinger, Trenton , Nurse Practitioner Addiction Medicine Trainee, Healthcare , Scranton, New Jersey
