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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Cardiology - Temple Faculty Practice

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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

BLS

Key Skills

Patient assessmentClinical practiceOutpatient careAmbulatory care

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).

What does the Cardiology market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedCardiology median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Cardiology listings in Pennsylvania9 active130 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 64% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Physician Assistant listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $13k) · 4% offer loan repayment258 active listings, Nov 2026
Cardiology hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 53 postings, 46 closed
New Cardiology listings337 in the last 30 days262 the 30 days before (+29%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Cardiology pay trend+7.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 30 employers
9
<$150k
9
$150k-170k
7
$170k-190k
6
$190k-210k
2
$210k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs
401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Relocation assistance
17%
Loan repayment
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$50.22-$108.15/hr
#2

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#3

Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Bangor/Brewer, ME

$110k-$200k
#4

Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Poughkeepsie, NY

$110k-$200k
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Below most Cardiology (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 130 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.