Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiology

Location :

Geisinger Primary Care Pottsville

Shift :

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

40

Worker Type : Regular

Exemption Status : Yes

Job Summary :

Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to support our Cardiology departments at the Geisinger Pottsville clinic in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties :

Enjoy a Monday - Friday day schedule with no holidays or call. Outreach is possible to area clinics.

Geisinger Heart Institute spans a 45-county service area and has over 100 physicians and more than 75 advanced practitioners. This team provides care in 5 acute care tertiary / quaternary hospitals, 4 community hospitals, and numerous outreach locations, and together performs over 10,000 cardiac procedures annually.

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.

The ideal candidate will :

• Collaborate with the physicians to assess, diagnose, and treat adult cardiac patients referred to the cardiology service
• Demonstrates autonomy through patient evaluations, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care
• Manages and assists in the smooth, efficient operations of the inpatient cardiology patient, outpatient cardiology clinic, cardiac labs and outreach cardiology clinics
• Orders testing as deemed necessary and remains proficient in interpreting results and prescribing appropriate medication regimen within the scope of practice of the nurse practitioner

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.

Geisinger offers Advanced Practitioners :

Position Details : Education :

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Experience :

Certification(s) and License(s) :

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse PractitionersAmerican Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of PennsylvaniaRN_State of Pennsylvania

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.

We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

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.