Vascular Surgery | Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Join Guthrie Lourdes Hospital in a hybrid vascular surgery APP role combining first assist, clinic, inpatient rounding, and consult responsibilities within a supportive, high-functioning practice.

Highlights of the Position

• Hybrid role spanning first assist in surgery, outpatient clinic coverage, inpatient rounding, and consults.
• Practice based at Guthrie Lourdes Hospital, Tower location, 161 Riverside Drive, Suite 105.
• Work alongside a highly regarded vascular surgeon known for strong APP partnership, mentorship, and hands-on teaching.
• Opportunity for experienced candidates and select new graduates with the right work ethic, attitude, and team fit.
• Manageable shared weeknight call structure with low overnight burden.
• Immediate opportunity to make an impact in a busy vascular practice with meaningful operative and clinical exposure.

Candidate Requirements

• Unwavering commitment to our mission of improving health through clinical excellence and compassion; every patient, every time.
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with eligibility for practice in New York.
• For Nurse Practitioner candidates, RNFA is required for first-assist responsibilities.
• Vascular surgery experience preferred; strong general surgery or other first-assist experience will also be considered.
• New graduates may be considered based on fit, professionalism, work ethic, and interest in a surgical practice environment.
• Ability to function across clinic follow-up, consultative, rounding, and operative support responsibilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, positive attitude, and a collaborative, team-first approach to patient care.

Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base compensation commensurate with experience.
• Additional weekday call pay is currently structured at $250 per night.
• Weekend call-in pay is currently structured at $500 when applicable.
• Current APP compensation model is straight salary plus call pay; future productivity model considerations remain under review.
• Standard Guthrie benefits and onboarding support apply.

Work-Life Balance

• Shared call model with typically low-volume phone calls, most commonly routine post-operative questions.
• Varied role design provides a mix of clinic, inpatient, and operative work rather than a single-setting practice.
• Supportive physician leadership that values APP contribution and team sustainability.

Career Development

• CME time and money allowances provided
• Work closely with surgical trainees and faculty in an academic or hybrid model

Career Development

• Direct mentorship from an experienced vascular surgeon with a strong track record of APP development.
• Opportunity to build or expand first-assist skills in vascular surgery.
• Broad exposure to outpatient care, hospital-based care, perioperative workflow, and consultative practice.
• Strong role for APPs seeking long-term development within a surgical specialty.

Supportive Transition

• Structured transition into an established vascular surgery workflow with existing APP partnership in place.
• Collaborative team culture described as supportive, respectful, and highly physician engaged.
• Recruitment and onboarding partnership through Guthrie to support start-up and integration.

Contact Your Recruiter

Carlos Alberto - AVP, Provider Recruitment & Retention
Carlos.Alberto@guthrie.org

The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit and practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of nearly 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 13 counties.

Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary Critical Care, Endocrinology and Hematology/Oncology Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

Guthrie Physicians and Advanced Practitioners provide more than 2 million patient visits per year to enhance the health and well-being of those we serve within an environment of compassion, learning, and discovery. 

Located in the Southern Tier of New York State, Binghamton is in Broome County, New York, a 3-hour drive from New York City and Philadelphia, and home to Binghamton University, the state of New York’s flagship public university, which has consistently ranked in the top 50 public universities in the country according to US News & World Report.  A midsize university town, the Binghamton area boasts great diversity in culture, religion and lifestyles. The area is home to an Indian Cultural Center, mosques and places of worship that are home to faiths from around the world.The community’s cost of living is 10% below the national average and is known for having nationally recognized public schools ranked in the top 500 in the country.  Known as the Carousel Capital of the world, plentiful recreation and leisure activities abound in the area such as hiking, bicycling, tennis, pickleball, skiing, snowmobiling, hunting, and fishing, all to be enjoyed in the area’s four-season climate.  In recognition of the area’s ethnic diversity, there are many excellent dining choices to enjoy, as well as minor league sporting events, opera, and theatre. For the wine connoisseur, the New York State Finger Lakes and Wine Country region is within a 1 ½ hour drive.