Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery
Company: Geisinger
Location: Danville
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Title: Physician Assistant or Nurse
Practitioner - Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery Location:
Danville, Pennsylvania Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Physician
Assistant, Advanced Practice Schedule: Days Work Type: Full time
Department: Central Region Adult Cardiology Division Date Posted:
11/21/2024 Job ID: R-69967 Job SummaryThe Geisinger Heart &
Vascular Institute seeks a Physician Assistant or Nurse
Practitioner to join the Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital
Cardiothoracic Surgery in Danville, Pennsylvania. Job Duties The
ideal candidate will: - Manage and assist in operation of the
pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery inpatient and
outpatient service - Collaborate with the surgeon to schedule,
evaluate, diagnose, and treat cardiac surgical patients in the
adult cardiac ICU, PICU, and NICU - Phone coverage from established
patients and families - Surgical experience preferred but not
required - For those with interest, involvement in research is
offered but not required - The candidate will report to the
Director of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery and work
in a team setting with the surgeon and nurse navigator The
successful Physician Assistant candidate will work under
responsibility and supervision of the surgeon and require an ARC-PA
(or predecessor organization) certificate, current NCCPA
certificate or eligibility, and Pennsylvania State licensure. The
successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will work in collaboration
with the surgeon and require an approved Nurse Practitioners degree
or eligibility to work with patient populations and location
settings associated with this position as well as Pennsylvania
State licensure. 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.
Keywords: Geisinger, Columbia , Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery, Healthcare , Danville, Maryland
