Registered Nurse Clinical Case Manager - Heart and Vascular Services

Registered Nurse Vascular Surgery

Join a high-performing Vascular Surgery team in a dynamic academic medical center environment. This role is ideal for a Registered Nurse (RN) with cardiac, vascular, or critical care experience who thrives in a hands-on, patient-centered clinical setting.

The RN will coordinate interdisciplinary care for complex vascular and cardiovascular patients, supporting patients across the continuum—from clinic visits through follow-up care. This position blends clinical expertise, care coordination, and direct patient interaction in a highly collaborative environment with surgeons and advanced practice providers.

Key responsibilities include RN triage, patient assessment, care coordination, patient intake, insurance authorization, medical record review, and ongoing patient follow-up. The RN will work directly alongside attending physicians in clinic, assisting with wound care, vascular procedures, patient education, and discharge planning.

This is a primarily in-person clinical role with strong emphasis on vascular disease management, cardiac-related conditions, and post-surgical care. Active participation in weekly education and clinical development is expected.

Ideal background includes experience in:

• Cardiac nursing (CVICU, ICU, telemetry, step-down)
• Vascular surgery or vascular medicine
• Wound care and post-surgical management
• Interventional cardiology or procedural areas
• Care coordination or ambulatory specialty clinics

Minimum qualifications:

• Two (2) years nursing experience
• Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse by state of employment or holds a multistate RN license through the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.
• AHA BLS prior to end of orientation period

Preferred qualifications:

• Previous Vascular Surgery/wound care experience.
• Outpatient experience preferred.

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.

Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:

• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.