Endocrinology - NP/PA - Full-Time

Atrium Health; Huntersville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health seeks a Nurse Practitioner to perform comprehensive patient evaluations, develop treatment plans, and manage medications in a hospital or clinic setting.

The role involves ordering tests, documenting encounters, and collaborating with care teams to deliver high-quality patient care across departments.

Qualifications

• Duties include taking medical history and performing physical examinations.
• Document findings and plan of care in the medical record.
• Prescribe medications and administer treatments per scope of practice.
• Order and interpret labs and imaging as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and periodic medical history and physical examinations.
• Record examination findings and care plans in the patient record.
• Perform minor office-based medical and/or surgical procedures as needed.
• Order and interpret daily laboratory and radiology tests.
• Develop treatment plans and document patient encounters.

Skills

Clinical assessment

History taking

Documentation

Education

Master's or DNP

RN license

Certifications in practice area

ACNP/AGACNP/AGNP/PNP/PNP-AC board cert preferred

Job description

Essential Functions

• Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
• Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
• Performs minor office-based medical and/or surgical procedures.
• Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
• Orders and interprets daily 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.
• 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

Education, Experience And Certifications.

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. Schedule primarily composed of weekday shifts, less than or equal to 200 hours of weekend and/or night coverage.

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, AGNP, PNP, or PNP-AC board certification preferred based population served.