Critical Care/High Acuity - NP/PA - Full-Time

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 87,408 - 131,147; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits (medical,

Dental

Vision

Retirement plan with employer match

Educational Assistance Program

Job summary

Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Nurse Practitioner in the Cardiothoracic Surgery setting with emphasis on critical care. The role includes night shifts, 40 hours per week, and full-time status.

Requirements include Master's or Doctorate of Nursing Practice, RN license, NP certification (ACNP, AGACNP, PNP-AC or NNP preferred), DEA license eligibility, and BLS. Responsibilities cover history, exams, orders, prescriptions, and perioperative care, with on-call and weekend rotations.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• Nurse Practitioner license and board certification required.
• DEA license eligibility and prescriptive authority application.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider (AHA) with expiration >90 days from start.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
• Records findings and plans of care.
• Writes prescriptions and administers medications.
• Orders and interprets laboratory and radiology examinations.
• Determines treatment plan and documents patient encounters.
• Provides weeknight and weekend call responsibilities.

Skills

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

English fluency

Prioritize and concentrate

Education

Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice

Registered Nurse license

NP certifications (ACNP/AGACNP/PNP-AC/NNP)

Job description

Department 04081 GCMG Intensivist Care: Main - Critical Care: Intensivist

Status Full time

Benefits Eligible Yes

Hours Per Week 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information Night Shifts

Pay Range $63.45 - $95.20

Essential Functions

• Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
• Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
• Performs a wide range of surgical and/or medical procedures.
• Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
• Orders and interprets laboratory and radiology examinations.
• Determines treatment plan for patient.
• Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record.
• Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritize and concentrate.
• Acts as a patient advocate for the population served.
• Attends, participates and contributes to group/practice meetings and development of policies and procedures when requested Cardiothoracic Surgery Setting with less than 5 years CVTS experience
• Manages STS Database data collection pre and post-operatively.
• Performs clinic duties one day a week with assigned physician.
• Provides weeknight Call on a Q3 or Q4 rotation; weekend Call responsibilities on a Q3 or Q4 rotation.

Physical Requirements Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations.

Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state one works. Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in SC required. BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice. Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and concentrate.

Nurse Practitioner Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP, AGACNP, PNP-AC or NNP board certification preferred according to population served.

Our CommitmenttoYou

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:

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

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.

Includes Neonatal, critical care, emergency services and includes cardio-thoracic surgery. Patients are typically intubated on ventilators and/or have hemodynamic instability. The focus is on very invasive procedures and the hemodynamic management of very critical patients. Manages ventilator settings, vasopressors and solve complex clinical cases. Schedule consisting of night shifts for 90% or more of the time.