Physician Assistant Thoracic Surgery (Danville)

Job Title : Physician Assistant Thoracic Surgery

Location : Danville, Pennsylvania

Job Category : Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice

Schedule : Days

Work Type : Full time

Department : GMC Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practitioner Division

Date Posted : 05 / 23 / 2025

Job ID : R-78948

Job SummaryGeisinger's Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a full-time Thoracic Surgery Physician Assistant or nurse practitioner to join the team at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

This position consists of Monday - Friday outpatient clinic, 2 - 3 days per week in the OR based on the OR rotation and daily inpatient rounding. Call is not mandatory with this role, but there will be opportunity for weekend rounding.

The surgery team is strongly supported by an equally distinguished Heart & Vascular team. Experienced physician assistants, nurse practitioners and excellent facilities make for an efficient, pleasant work environment.

The successful Physician Assistant must be a graduate of a ARC-approved physician assistant program, eligible or certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants and eligible or certified by the State Board of Medicine.

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

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 & ValuesOUR 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.