Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery

Location:

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

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.

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 Body, Certified Physician Assistant - 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. 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.