Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology

Geisinger; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Domestic Partner Benefits

Paid malpractice insurance

Market-competitive wages

Generous Paid Time Off

CME funding & paid CME days

Relocation assistance

Health care benefits from day one (d/v

Job summary

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA seeks a physician assistant or nurse practitioner for its Heart & Vascular Institute. Join a large cardiology team in a role spanning outpatient clinic care with regional collaboration.

The ideal candidate will work with physicians to evaluate and treat adult cardiac patients, maintain autonomous responsibilities, and support inpatient/outpatient cardiology operations, labs, and outreach clinics.

Qualifications

• Graduate of ARC-approved physician assistant program or eligible for certification (PA).
• Nurse Practitioner: certified or eligible for national certification and PA licensure in PA.
• Active NCCPA certification and BLS required or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians to assess, diagnose, and treat adult cardiac patients.
• Provide autonomous patient evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
• Support inpatient and outpatient cardiology operations, labs and outreach clinics.
• Order tests and interpret results; prescribe within scope for NP/PA.

Skills

Cardiology care

Autonomy in evaluation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree PA

Master's Degree PA (preferred)

Tools

NCCPA certification

BLS certification

Job description

Job Summary

Geisinger's Heart and Vascular Institute is seeking a physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wikes Barre, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

Enjoy a practice of outpatient clinic while collaborate with regional colleagues.

Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Institute spans a 45-county service area and has over 100 physicians and more than 75 advanced practitioners.

Geisinger Heart Institute features multiple accredited chest pain centers, a nationally recognized regional STEMI PCI network, complex arrhythmia ablation, a full range of coronary, vascular and structural heart interventions and an advanced heart failure program.

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Collaborate with the physicians to assess, diagnose, and treat adult cardiac patients referred to the cardiology service
• Demonstrates autonomy through patient evaluations, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care
• Manages and assists in the smooth, efficient operations of the inpatient cardiology patient, outpatient cardiology clinic, cardiac labs and outreach cardiology clinics
• Orders testing as deemed necessary and remains proficient in interpreting results and prescribing appropriate medication regimen within the scope of practice of the nurse practitioner

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.

The successful Physician Assistant must be a graduate of a ARC-approved physician assistant program, eligible or certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants and eligible or certified by the State Board of Medicine.

Geisinger Offers Advanced Practitioners

• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Market competitive wages - constantly monitored
• Generous Paid Time Off policy
• Funding for CME and paid CME days
• Relocation for qualified candidates
• Health Care Benefits Starting Day 1: including vision and dental

Position Details

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: 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.