Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology Job at Geisinger, Wilkes Barre, PA

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  • Geisinger
  • Wilkes Barre, PA

Job Description

Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology at Geisinger summary:

The Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center provides advanced cardiac care by collaborating with physicians to assess, diagnose, and treat adult cardiac patients. The role involves managing inpatient and outpatient cardiology services, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and prescribing medication within the nurse practitioner's scope of practice. This position requires a master's degree, state licensure, and national certification eligibility to deliver autonomous, high-quality cardiac care across a large regional network.

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Northeast Region Cardiology Advanced Practitioner Division
Date Posted: 07/29/2025
Job ID: R-80824

Job Summary

Geisinger's Heart and Vascular Institute is seeking a physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center located in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.

Job Duties

Geisinger's Heart & Vascular Institute spans a 45-county service area and has over 100 physicians and more than 75 advanced practitioners.

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.

The ideal candidate will:

  • 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

Enjoy a practice of outpatient clinic while collaborate with regional colleagues.

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.

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.

Geisinger offers Advanced Practitioners :

* 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

Education

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; 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:

cardiology nurse practitioner, advanced cardiac care, patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, cardiac clinics, inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic test interpretation, medication prescribing, collaborative care, heart and vascular health

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Relocation,

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