Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Vascular Surgery

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Vascular Surgery at Geisinger summary :

The role of a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in Vascular Surgery at Geisinger Medical Center involves providing outpatient care in a collaborative team setting. This full-time position offers a Monday to Friday schedule without on-call responsibilities, focusing on patient care and collaboration with vascular surgeons. Candidates must have appropriate education and certifications to practice in Pennsylvania.

Job Title : Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Vascular Surgery

Location : Danville, Pennsylvania

Job Category : Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice

Schedule : Days

Work Type : Full time

Department : GMC Vascular Surgery Advanced Practitioner Team

Date Posted : 06 / 25 / 2024

Job ID : R-64048

Job Summary

Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to support our Vascular Surgery department at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

This outpatient clinic position offers a Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 - 5 : 00 pm schedule with no call, no weekends and no OR coverage. The vascular surgery PA or NP will join a close collaborative team of 7 vascular surgeons and 7 PA / NP's at Geisinger Medical Center.

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.

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

Master's Degree-Physician Assistant (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (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 & 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 :

physician assistant, nurse practitioner, vascular surgery, patient care, outpatient clinic, collaborative team, Geisinger Medical Center, healthcare, Pennsylvania, medical certification