Department :
04170 WFBMG University Group Practice : WFBMC Main - Hospitalists
Status : Full time
Benefits Eligible : Yes
Hou rs Per Week : 40
Schedule Details / Additional Information :
Varies
Pay Range
$53.80 - $80.70
Explore an exciting opportunity with AHWFB's Hospital Medicine Department as we welcome a skilled Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) or Physician Assistant to join our dynamic FLEX inpatient team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This flexible role provides coverage across our medical centers in High Point, Lexington, Davie, and Winston-Salem, NC.
What We Have to Offer :
Work in a Supportive & Collaborative Environment :
As an Advanced Practice Provider within the Wake Forest Baptist Health system, you'll be an integral part of a dedicated healthcare team, collaborating with physicians, nurses, case managers, specialists, and clinical pharmacists to ensure safe and effective patient care during hospital stays and upon discharge. Your role involves closely monitoring patient progress, making necessary treatment adjustments, and engaging in meaningful discussions with patients and their families about their care. Additionally, you'll facilitate seamless communication with the patient's primary care physician, coordinate follow-up appointments, and provide essential medical records to support their ongoing treatment.
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 hospital setting. In this role, the APP will be responsible for rounding on patients, managing admissions , facilitating transfers from the MICU, and seeing consults . Depending on the assigned service for the week, the NP / PA may also assist with patients on our Ortho Co-management service. Responsibilities include :
Independently see patients and appropriately manage their care during shift
Performing assessments and developing appropriate plans
Perform perioperative management and pre-op risk assessments for orthopedic / surgical patients
Placing necessary orders and calling consults when needed
Coordinating with Nursing Staff and Case Management
Conduct family meetings if necessary
Develop discharge plan when applicable
Respond to Rapid Responses and CODES for their patients
Staff patients at least once with their assigned attending physician(s), and provide subsequent important updates throughout the day.
Provide appropriate hand-off / sign-out at the conclusion of their shift to the nocturnist.
Procedural skills per department or practice guidelines.
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 :
Nurse Practitioner (NP) Requirements :
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 :
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.
Our Commitment to You :
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards : benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including :
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About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Advanced Practice Provider Hospitalist • Wake Forest, NC, United States