Critical Care - PA/NP - Full-Time

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 81,278,400 - 202,507,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Educational Assistance Program

Retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

Atrium Health is seeking an Intensivist in a nurse practitioner or physician assistant role in Charlotte, NC. This full-time position involves a mixed rotation of weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays with 32 hours per week and a pay range of $59.00–$88.50 per hour.

The role emphasizes critical care procedures, patient advocacy, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams. Requires NP or PA credentials, DEA eligibility, and appropriate licensure; benefits eligible overall.

Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant scope with required state licensure and national certification.
• Advanced degree required for NP; PA applicants should have PA program graduate status and certification.
• Current DEA license eligibility and board-certified credentials preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive history, exams, and daily assessments.
• Record findings and plan of care in the medical record.
• Order and interpret labs and imaging; determine treatment plan.
• Prescribe medications and manage pharmacologic therapy.
• Contribute to group meetings and policy development.

Skills

Clinical assessment

ICU care

Patient advocacy

Education

Master’s/Doctorate in Nursing

RN license required

PA program graduate

NCCPA certification preferred

Job description

Department

04081 GCMG Intensivist Care: Main - Critical Care: Intensivist

Job Overview

Title: Intensivist (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours per week: 32

Schedule: Mixed rotation of shifts covering weekdays, nights, swing, holidays and weekends. (50%-90% of FTE includes weekend and/or night coverage).

Pay range: $59.00 - $88.50

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.

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 be eligible for a DEA license. Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state one works. Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in SC required. BLS required per policy guidelines; 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 Qualifications

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.

Physician Assistant Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master’s Degree preferred. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.

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:

Compensation

• 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

Benefits And More

• 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

Clinical Focus

Includes critical care and emergency services. 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 solves complex clinical cases. Schedule includes a mixed rotation of shifts covering weekdays, nights, swing, holidays and weekends. (50%-90% of FTE includes weekend and/or night coverage).