CT Surgery Floor - Full-Time NP/PA

Advocate Aurora Health; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Eligible

Job summary

Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Full-Time Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider to join an established team. The role offers autonomy within a busy practice of cardiac and thoracic care, with a schedule of four 10‑hour days and rotating weekends.

No OR responsibilities; travel may be required between sites. Ideal candidates hold NP or PA licensure in NC, NCCPA or ACNP certification, and current prescriptive privileges.

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited NP or PA program.
• Current license to practice as NP or PA in North Carolina.
• BLS/ACLS Certified; prescriptive privileges and DEA license required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, provide, and assist in comprehensive quality care for Cardiothoracic patients with supervising physician.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, referral, and consultation with supervising physician.
• Maintain clinical/professional competency appropriate to patient age and needs.
• Work independently with strong decision-making and communication with MDs, APPs, and staff.
• Inpatient daylight rotating four 10-hour shifts with weekend coverage; expect 1 weekend every 3–4 weeks.
• Procedures including bedside talc pleurodesis, autologous blood patch, TPA instillation, chest tube removal, pericardial drain removal, wound VAC placements.

Skills

Cardiothoracic surgery

Independent practice

Team collaboration

Education

NCCPA certification

Acute Care NP Certification

Job description

If it's possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. We invite experienced APPs to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and visionaries together.

Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute – Charlotte, is currently seeking a Full-Time Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider to join their established practice in Charlotte, NC. You'll be joining a great team atmosphere with opportunities for autonomy. Our surgeons are readily available and easy to work with. Our busy practice provides plenty of opportunities for continued growth while remaining centrally location.

*Sign-On Bonus Eligible*

Practice Highlights:

• The practice has 12 cardiac and thoracic surgeons across SHVI and 28 surgical APPs at three sites
• Busy practice averaging 1500 cases a year between cardiac and thoracic services
• The practice is structured with inpatient, outpatient and surgical teams and utilizes a closed ICU

Job Summary

• Coordinate, provide, and assist in providing comprehensive quality patient care to the Cardiothoracic patients in collaboration with a supervising physician.
• Provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, referral, and consultation in collaboration with a supervising physician.
• Maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the age, developmental stages, and special needs of the patients served.
• Candidate must be able to work independently and efficiently with strong decision-making skills. Strong communication skills a must. Will be working with a variety of MDs, APPs and ancillary staff for inpatient managementand coordination of patient care.
• Work in the inpatient setting on a daylight rotating four, 10-hour shift schedule with rotating weekend coverage. Anticipate to work 1 weekend every 3-4 weeks.
• No OR responsibilities. No call. Travel may be required to other sites.
• Procedures, including bedside talc pleurodesis, autologous blood patch, TPA instillation, chest tube removal, pericardial drain removal, and wound vac placements.

Ideal candidates:

• Graduated from an accredited NP or PA program AND maintain a current license to practice as an NP or PA in North Carolina. Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required. BLS/ACLS Certified.
• Physician Assistants: certification from the NCCPA required
• Nurse Practitioners: Acute Care NP Certification required
• Experience in cardiology, cardiothoracic or vascular surgery preferred

About SHVI:

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute is one of the Southeast's largest cardiac and vascular programs providing the highest quality care available to patient with cardiovascular disease throughout North and South Carolina. Sanger employs more than 110 physicians in a network of more than 25 locations to provide the highest quality care available to patient with cardiovascular disease. Sanger has more than 50 years of experience in providing comprehensive acute and chronic cardiovascular services, including the region's only heart transplant centerand pediatric heart surgery program.

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into a culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, and redefine care for all.