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Danville, Pennsylvania

Cardiology Temporary Physician

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Job Description

Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift: Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Worker Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a temporary cardiology physician to join its growing practice.

Job Duties

Why Work at Geisinger

Geisinger Heart & Vascular Institute spans a 31-county service area and has 69 Cardiologists, 12 Cardiothoracic Surgeons, 12 Vascular Surgeons, as well as 82 Advanced Practitioners. This team provides care in a complement of 5 acute care tertiary/ quaternary hospitals, 4 community hospitals, numerous outreach locations and together performs over 10,000 cardiac procedures and 60,000 echocardiograms annually.

Geisinger Heart & Vascular Institute features multiple accredited chest pain centers, a nationally recognized regional STEMI PCI network, TAVR program, complex arrhythmia ablation, and a full range of coronary, vascular and structural heart interventions.

The multidisciplinary team members participate in outcomes and population-based research through the Geisinger Center for Health Research; molecular, cellular and genomics research at the Siegfried and Janet Weis Center for Health Research; and trials of new drugs, devices and techniques through the Geisinger Center for Clinical Studies. The Institute serves as an educational venue for four cardiology fellows per year, an annual Cardiology Symposium and monthly CME lectures featuring National superstars.

Position Details

Education

Doctoral Degree- (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills

Patient Care And Procedural Skills, Professional Etiquette, Systems-Based Practice

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, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

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.

Key Responsibilities

The cardiology physician will join the Geisinger Heart & Vascular Institute to provide specialized cardiac care across multiple hospital settings. Responsibilities include performing cardiac procedures, echocardiograms, and participating in multidisciplinary team interventions.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree and be a licensed medical doctor in the state of Pennsylvania. The role requires strong patient care and procedural skills along with a commitment to professional etiquette and systems-based practice.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Coronary interventionsVascular interventions

Cardiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 35 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 63% have no call, 26% require no weekends.

Cardiology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Cardiology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Cardiology listings in Pennsylvania29 active620 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 63% no call · 26% no weekends35 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $70k) · 16% offer loan repayment917 active listings, Nov 2026
Cardiology hiring demand#8 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 56 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 224 postings, 134 closed
New Cardiology listings370 in the last 30 days249 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Cardiology pay trend+1.8% 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.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Cardiology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 619 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Geisinger

Hospitals and Health Care
Danville, Pa.
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Healthcare benefits from day one (full-time and part-time)
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Domestic partner benefits
CME lectures and Cardiology Symposium

Living in Danville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$267k
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
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.

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