Job Summary

The Geisinger Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Department at Geisinger Medical Center located in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

The ideal candidate will:

           

• Manage and assist in the smooth, efficient operations of pediatric cardiac surgical patients from pre-op to post discharge .
• Collaborate with the physician to assess, diagnose, and treat pediatric cardiac surgical patients in the PICU and NICU setting. 
• Treatment and management of Adult congenital patients – off shift coverage for these patients is provided by the Adult CTVS AP's
• Answers and returns phone calls from established patients and their families and assess the needs of patient and family in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• If there is interest in surgical experience, a full orientation would be provided to perform all forms of complex heart procedures in the operating room
• This candidate will report the Chief Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant

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. 

Position Details

Education

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

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

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.

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.