Advanced Practice Provider Transitions Care (NP/PA) UNC Wayne

UNC REX Healthcare; Goldsboro (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to support transitions of care in the Wayne region, based in Goldsboro, NC. The role focuses on post-discharge follow-up, ensuring timely care and continuity across settings to improve outcomes and reduce readmissions.

Responsibilities include comprehensive patient assessments, care planning with clinicians, care coordination with PCPs and specialists, and coverage for overflow acute visits as needed, with an emphasis on

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current North Carolina licensure (or eligible) as an NP or PA.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide post-discharge follow-up care for patients transitioning from hospital to outpatient settings.
• Perform patient assessments, including history, physical examination, and medication reconciliation; develop care plans with physicians.
• Coordinate care with primary care providers, specialists, and community resources; educate patients on treatment plans.
• Manage overflow same-day or acute care visits as needed.
• Support initiatives to improve care transitions and reduce readmissions.

Skills

Care coordination

Post-discharge follow-up

Patient assessments

Education

Graduate of an accredited NP/PA program

Job description

Description

Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) – Transitions Care | UNC Wayne – Goldsboro, NC

Job Summary: UNC Health is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to support care transitions in the Wayne region. This role will focus on post-discharge patient care, ensuring timely follow-up and continuity across care settings to improve outcomes and reduce readmissions. In addition to managing transitions-of-care visits, the APP will provide coverage for overflow acute care appointments as needed. This position will be based in the Goldsboro area.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive post-discharge follow-up care for patients transitioning from hospital to outpatient settings
• Perform patient assessments, including history, physical examination, and medication reconciliationDevelop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with physicians and care teams
• Coordinate care with primary care providers, specialists, and community resourcesEducate patients and families on treatment plans, medications, and self-care strategies
• Manage overflow same-day or acute care visits as needed
  
• Support initiatives to improve care transitions, patient outcomes, and reduce hospital read missions

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Current North Carolina licensure (or eligible) as an NP or PA
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Emergency Department (ED) settings
• Experience in Primary Care

Position Details:

• Location: Goldsboro, NC area (specific site to be determined)
• Position Type: Full-time
• Focus: Transitions of Care and Acute Care Support
• Site details and workflow structure will be discussed during the interview process

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Medical Group

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Goldsboro

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.