Job Summary

The Geisinger Heart & Vascular Institute seeks a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

The ideal candidate will:

• Manage and assist in operation of the pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery inpatient and outpatient service
• Collaborate with the surgeon to schedule, evaluate, diagnose, and treat cardiac surgical patients in the adult cardiac ICU, PICU, and NICU
• Phone coverage from established patients and families
• Surgical experience preferred but not required
• For those with interest, involvement in research is offered but not required
• The candidate will report to the Director of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery and work in a team setting with the surgeon and nurse navigator

The successful Physician Assistant candidate will work under responsibility and supervision of the surgeon and require an ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) certificate, current NCCPA certificate or eligibility, and Pennsylvania State licensure.

The successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will work in collaboration with the surgeon and require an approved Nurse Practitioners degree or eligibility to work with patient populations and location settings associated with this position as well as Pennsylvania State licensure.

Education

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

Skills

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

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier 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.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.