Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology

Geisinger; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger’s Heart & Vascular Surgery Institute seeks a full-time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our growing cardiology practice in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. The Advanced Practitioner will handle a mix of outpatient clinic work in Lewistown and inpatient consultations at the base hospital, with rotating weekend coverage and no on-call requirements.

An option for 10-hour days is available. The PA track requires ARC-PA approval, NCCPA certification or eligibility, and PA licensure

Qualifications

• ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant program, NCCPA certification or eligibility, PA licensure in PA.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred for PA.
• Full-time position in cardiology with outpatient and inpatient duties.

Responsibilities

• Outpatient clinic duties in Lewistown with inpatient consultations at the base hospital.
• No on-call requirement but rotating weekend coverage.
• Option for 10-hour days.

Skills

Care Management

Clinical Policies

Documentation

Patient Assessment

Patient Safety

Patients Rights

Education

Bachelor’s Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Master’s Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)

Job description

Location:

Geisinger Cardiology Lewistown

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

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 predecessororganization)approvedphysician assistant program, currentNCCPAcertificationor 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:

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

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

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

Skills:

Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights

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, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. 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.