Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology

Geisinger; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Domestic Partner Benefits

Paid malpractice insurance

Market competitive wages

Generous Paid Time Off policy

Funding for CME and paid CME days

Relocation for qualified candidates

Health Care Benefits Starting Day 1

Job summary

Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Institute seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to partner with cardiologists in evaluating and treating adult cardiac patients. You will work with a team across inpatient, outpatient, and outreach clinics, delivering autonomous patient care and coordinating testing and follow-up.

Applicants must hold PA NP licensure in PA, with national certification eligibility for PA or NP.

Qualifications

• Must hold and maintain applicable NP PA licensure in PA.
• NCCPA certification for PA or NP national certification required.
• Ability to collaborate with physicians in cardiology services.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians to assess, diagnose, and treat adult cardiac patients.
• Demonstrate autonomy in patient evaluations, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care.
• Manage operations of inpatient/outpatient cardiology services and outreach clinics.
• Order testing as needed and interpret results within scope of practice.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Autonomy in care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient evaluation & follow-up

Education

Nurse Practitioner with national certification

Physician Assistant with NCCPA eligibility (PA license)

Tools

PA/CNP program credentialing

Job description

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