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Atrium Health

Advanced Practice Provider - Structural Heart Cardiology, Winston-Salem, NC

Atrium Health, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104


Job Description

Explore an exciting opportunity with

AHWFB's Cardiology, Structural Heart Team

as we eagerly welcome a skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dynamicteam in Winston Salem, North Carolina. This position is a mix of inpatient/outpatient.

What We Have to Offer: CME Reimbursement:

Receive up to $2,500 and 5 additional PTO days/year for Continuing Medical Education. Work/Life Balance:

Enjoy a Monday through Friday. No weekends, night or call. Generous PTO:

Accrual starts at 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters. Relocation Assistance : Enjoy $7,500 in relocation assistance, paid within the first 30 days of employment. Career Growth & Stability:

Experience a rewarding career with ample opportunities for advancement and stability, supported by a consistently high patient volume. A Rich Quality of Life:

Indulge in a vibrant lifestyle within North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region, boasting an abundance of walking and biking trails, nationally acclaimed golf courses, active arts communities, tantalizing Southern cuisine, and an array of artisan craft breweries and wineries. Work in an Academic Environment:

The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Heart and Vascular Center is a national leader in heart and vascular care, surgery and research. We house western North Carolina's only advanced cardiac care and transplant program. We were the first Chest Pain Center in the region to be accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, and we have disease-specific certification by The Joint Commission in acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) and congestive heart failure. We have received the highest possible recognition for quality cardiac surgery from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

What You'll Do:

As a valued member of our healthcare team, the PA/NP will play a key role in team-focused patient care, conducting thorough examinations and evaluations in a

clinic and inpatient setting . This role will focus on General Cardiovascular Medicine, specializing in Structural Heart patients and have opportunities to participate in educational and scholarly activities that elevate an academic clinical environment. This role will be a member of the Heart team and participate in weekly meetings optimizing post-procedural care, quality and the overall care continuum. Responsibilities include: Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan. Collaborates with medical team when needed for effective team-based care. Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient. Opportunity to participate in basic science and clinical research projects. Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners. Uphold AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The clinician functions under the regulatory mandate from their respective licensing organization (North Carolina Medical Board or North Carolina Board of Nursing) with departmental specific credentialing from the institution.

Physician Assistant (PA) Requirements:

Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program; Master's Degree preferred Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA APP post-graduate experience is strongly preferred. Clinical experience, inpatient or outpatient,--especially within the cardiovascular field--preferred. BLS and ACLS certification required Nurse Practitioner (NP) Requirements:

Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner Master's Program, Master's degree or higher required Current North Carolina Board of Nursing Registered Nurse

and

Nurse Practitioner license Board certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by AANP or ANCC Prior nursing experience in a cardiology environment preferred APP post-graduate experience is strongly preferred. Clinical experience, inpatient or outpatient,--especially within the cardiovascular field--preferred. BLS and ACLS certification required Where You'll Live:

The picturesque cities of North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region are ranked among US News & World Report's Top 50 Best Places to Live and Top 40 Best Places to Retire in 2023. This includes:

Affordable Living:

Enjoy a family-friendly and affordable area, with housing costs 31% below the national average. Great Schools:

Access to top-notch educational institutions and high-ranking school systems provide excellent opportunities for personal and academic growth. Vibrant Neighborhoods:

Join a regional population of 1.6 million residents, where lively downtowns and family-orientated neighborhoods create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

When you join Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, you are welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.

About Us

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

About the Team

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence - always