Critical Care NP/PA: Lead Multispecialty ICU Care

Atrium Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CME Reimbursement

Work/Life Balance

Retirement: employer contributions

Relocation Assistance

Career Growth & Stability

Quality of Life in NC Piedmont Triad

Job summary

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking experienced Critical Care Advanced Practice Professionals (APPs) to join our team across Winston-Salem and other campuses in North Carolina. The role involves managing critically ill patients in Neuro ICU, Medical ICU, Oncology ICU, and Cardiothoracic ICU, with opportunities for research and teaching.

The APPs collaborate with intensivists, nursing, respiratory therapy and other teams, perform invasive procedures, and support discharge planning while

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program; Master’s degree preferred.
• Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA.
• Board certified as a PA with critical care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use medical decision-making to determine appropriate patient care plans.
• Collaborate with critical care physicians in Specialty Intensive Care Units.
• Perform physical assessments and manage a broad range of critical illnesses.
• Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain procedures to patients.
• Perform central venous catheter insertion, dialysis, arterial line placement and monitoring, endotracheal intubation.
• Coordinate care between intensivists and consulting teams; counsel patients and families.
• Prepare patients and families for discharge from the ICU.
• Participate in basic science and clinical research projects.

Skills

Critical care experience

DEA registration

BLS/ACLS certification

NCCPA board certification

NC Medical license

Education

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking experienced Critical Care Advanced Practice Professionals (APPs) to join our team across Winston-Salem and other campuses in North Carolina. The role involves managing critically ill patients in Neuro ICU, Medical ICU, Oncology ICU, and Cardiothoracic ICU, with opportunities for research and teaching.

The APPs collaborate with intensivists, nursing, respiratory therapy and other teams, perform invasive procedures, and support discharge planning while