Job Description

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology at Geisinger summary:

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in Cardiology provides outpatient and inpatient care within Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Surgery Institute in State College, Pennsylvania. They work under physician supervision, managing patient care with a focus on cardiovascular health, requiring appropriate certification and licensure. The role emphasizes collaboration, patient safety, and delivering excellent healthcare services without on-call duties but with rotating weekend coverage.

Job Title: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology
Location: Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Geisinger Healthplex State College Cardiology Division
Date Posted: 06/18/2025
Job ID: R-80319

Job Summary

Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Surgery Institute is seeking a full-time physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join our growing cardiology practice in the Western Region - State College, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

The Advanced Practitioner will enjoy a combination practice of outpatient clinic in State College and inpatient consolations at the assigned base hospital. This position offers no call but will have rotating weekend coverage.

The successful Physician Assistant candidate will work under the responsibility and supervision of the physician and require completion of an ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) approved physician assistant program, current NCCPA certification or eligibility and Pennsylvania State licensure.

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.

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Our Purpose & Values

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.

Keywords:

Cardiology, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Patient Care, Cardiovascular Health, Outpatient Clinic, Inpatient Consultation, Healthcare, Certification, Licensure

Job Tags

Full time,

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