What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery position at Geisinger?
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.
