Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Cardiology - Temple Faculty Practice
Compensation
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Job Description
Treats and evaluates patients; administers advanced nursing care in a particular clinical specialty area. Performs a wide variety of patient care activities including diagnosis, the prescription of medical therapeutics in collaboration with and under the direction of the licensed physician.
Contributes to a safe and therapeutic environment that is centered on the needs of the patients, caregivers and others demonstrating concern for the patient's privacy, comfort, and emotional state.
Treats patient with consideration to age, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic background, and culture in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing Required
- Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited Nursing program Required
Experience
- 2 years experience as a nurse practitioner Preferred
- 1 year experience in a clinical specialty practice Preferred
- 1 year outpatient/ambulatory experience Preferred
- General Experience in an EPIC environment Preferred
- Licenses
- PA Cert Reg Nurse Practitioner Required
- PA Registered Nurse License Required
- Prescriptive Authority Preferred
- Basic Life Support Required
Your Tomorrow is Here!
Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals, specialty centers, and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease, pushing the boundaries of medical science, and educating future healthcare professionals.
Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), Fox Chase Cancer Center, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus, TUH-Northeastern Campus, Temple Physicians, Inc., and Temple Transport Team. Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.
To support this mission, Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse, 10,000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy, safe and productive environment for its patients, visitors, students and colleagues alike. At Temple Health, your tomorrow is here!
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will evaluate and treat patients while administering advanced clinical care in a cardiology specialty. They will perform diagnostic activities and prescribe medical therapeutics in collaboration with a licensed physician.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing and possess active Pennsylvania Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner licenses. At least two years of experience as a nurse practitioner is required, with preference given to those with clinical specialty and outpatient experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Cardiology — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 64% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Cardiology median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Cardiology listings in Pennsylvania | 9 active | 130 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 64% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania Physician Assistant listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $13k) · 4% offer loan repayment258 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cardiology hiring demand | not ranked this month | postings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 53 postings, 46 closed |
| New Cardiology listings | 337 in the last 30 days | 262 the 30 days before (+29%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Cardiology pay trend | +7.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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