Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology

Geisinger; Burnham (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Surgery Institute in Lewistown, PA is seeking a full-time physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join our growing cardiology practice in the Western Region. The Advanced Practitioner will split time between outpatient clinic duties in Lewistown and inpatient consultations at the base hospital.

The role carries no on-call obligation with rotating weekend coverage, and a 10-hour-day option may be available.

Qualifications

• PA: Bachelor's Degree required; Master's preferred.
• NCCPA certification or eligibility is required for the PA track.
• PA licensure in Pennsylvania is required.
• NP track requires NP program certificate or eligibility for national certification and PA licensure in PA.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient clinic care in Lewistown and inpatient consultations.
• No-call requirement with rotating weekend coverage.
• Option for 10-hour day schedules.

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant

Tools

NCCPA Certification

PA Licensure (PA)

BLS Certification

Job description

Job Summary

Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Surgery Institute is seeking a full-time physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join our growing cardiology practice in the Western Region - Lewistown, Pennsylvania.

Job Summary

Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Surgery Institute is seeking a full-time physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join our growing cardiology practice in the Western Region - Lewistown, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

The Advanced Practitioner will enjoy a combination practice of outpatient clinic in Lewistown and inpatient consolations at the assigned base hospital. This position offers no call but will have rotating weekend coverage. There is an option for 10-hour days.

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.

Position Details

Education

Experience

Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s)

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

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.