Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Enjoy a practice of outpatient clinic while collaborating 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.
• Collaborate with physicians to assess, diagnose, and treat adult cardiac patients referred to the cardiology service.
• Demonstrate autonomy through patient evaluations, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care.
• Manage and assist in the smooth, efficient operations of the inpatient cardiology patient, outpatient cardiology clinic, cardiac labs and outreach cardiology clinics.
• Order testing as deemed necessary and remain proficient in interpreting results and prescribing appropriate medication regimen within the scope of practice.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required); Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred).
• Certification and licensure:
  • Basic Life Support Certification (default issuing body).
  • Certified Physician Assistant – National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
  • For nurse practitioners: certificate of completion from an approved NP program or eligibility for national certification allowing practice with the specified patient populations and settings.
  • Eligibility for licensure as a nurse practitioner in Pennsylvania.
  • For physician assistants: graduate of an ARC‑approved PA program, eligible or certified by the NCCPA, and eligible or certified by the State Board of Medicine.

Benefits

• Domestic partner benefits.
• Paid malpractice insurance.
• Generous paid time off policy.
• Funding for CME and paid CME days.