Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology

Overview

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/qua ternary 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.

• 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.
• Education:
  
  Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)
• Certification(s) and License(s):
  Certified Nurse Practitioner
  - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners;
  Basic Life Support Certification
  - Default Issuing Body;
  Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) -  of Pennsylvania
• Skills:
  
  Clinical Policies And Standards;
  Patient Assessment And Care;
  Care Management Knowledge;
  Patient Safety;
  Health Information Documentation;
  Patients Rights

• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Market competitive wages - constantly monitored
• Generous Paid Time Off policy
• Funding for CME and paid CME days
• Relocation for qualified candidates
• Health Care Benefits Starting Day 1: including vision and dental
• Interview expenses for qualified candidates

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

KINDNESS
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We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE
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We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING
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We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

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

SAFETY
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We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.