Hospital Medicine Full-Time NP/PA

Advocate Aurora Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

PTO & CME

Job summary

Advocate Health in Winston-Salem is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to serve as Assistant Area Director of Advanced Practice – Hospital Medicine for the Wake Forest Market. This leadership role combines clinical expertise with operational oversight to support APP teams and Hospital Medicine operations across multiple sites.

The ideal candidate will have significant Hospital Medicine experience, leadership background, and the ability to lead APPs across multiple

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in Hospital Medicine or Advanced Practice leadership.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience leading APP teams or departments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to Hospital Medicine APP teams across designated Wake Forest Market sites.
• Lead implementation of initiatives from Area and Divisional leadership.
• Support APP recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and retention; ensure quality, safety, and patient experience.

Skills

Leadership

Hospital Medicine

Communication

Clinical leadership

Education

Master’s degree (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

Job description

If it’s possible, you will find it at Advocate Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Wisconsin. We invite experienced Advanced Practice Providers to discover what’s possible when clinical excellence, leadership, and innovation come together within our Hospital Medicine team at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to serve as Assistant Area Director of Advanced Practice – Hospital Medicine for the Wake Forest Market. This leadership position combines clinical expertise with operational oversight, supporting APP teams and Hospital Medicine operations across multiple sites of care within the market.

Position Highlights

• Advanced Practice leadership opportunity within Hospital Medicine
• Provides clinical and operational leadership
• at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
• within the Wake Forest
• Area
• Serves as a key liaison between frontline APPs and Hospital Medicine leadership
• Supports implementation and oversight of operational and strategic initiatives
• Partners with site-based administrative and clinical leaders
• Supports APP recruitment, onboarding, engagement, development, and retention
• Provides leadership related to clinical quality, safety, patient experience, access, utilization, and productivity
• Opportunity to influence APP practice standards and operational processes across the market
• Professional development and leadership support through Advocate Health’s advanced practice infrastructure
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement, PTO, CME, and malpractice coverage

Primary Responsibilities

The Assistant Area Director will serve as a visible clinical leader for Advanced Practice Providers within Hospital Medicine and provide operational support across designated sites within the Wake Forest Market.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to Hospital Medicine APP teams
• Implement and oversee tactical initiatives established by Area and Divisional Service Line leadership
• Identify opportunities to improve clinical quality, safety, patient and APP experience, access to care, utilization, and productivity
• Serve as a primary communication link between frontline APPs and Hospital Medicine leadership
• Communicate organizational strategy, standards, and operational changes clearly and effectively
• Elevate site-specific needs, risks, and opportunities to appropriate leadership
• Support APP recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, engagement, professional development, and retention
• Promote a culture of accountability, professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Partner with administrative, physician, and Advanced Practice leadership to optimize care delivery and operational performance
• Maintain an appropriate clinical presence and serve as a trusted resource for practicing APPs

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced NP or PA with a strong Hospital Medicine background who is ready to expand their impact beyond direct patient care into formal Advanced Practice leadership.

Successful candidates will demonstrate

• Significant clinical experience in Hospital Medicine or inpatient medicine
• Previous leadership, supervisory, or operational experience preferred
• Strong understanding of APP practice and team-based inpatient care
• Ability to lead and support APPs across multiple locations
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to translate organizational strategy into effective frontline operations
• Demonstrated commitment to quality, safety, teammate engagement, and patient experience
• Strong organizational and change-management skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, APPs, nursing, administration, and senior leadership

Qualifications

Leadership experience within Hospital Medicine, Advanced Practice, or a comparable inpatient environment is strongly preferred.

Nurse Practitioner Candidates

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• Master’s degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice required
• Appropriate national board certification required
• Current or eligible for North Carolina NP/APRN and RN licensure
• DEA registration and prescriptive authority as required
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association

Physician Assistant Candidates

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Master’s degree preferred
• NCCPA certification required
• Current or eligible for North Carolina PA licensure
• DEA registration and prescriptive authority as required
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association

Why Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist?

At Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, you’ll have the opportunity to help shape Advanced Practice within Hospital Medicine while remaining connected to the clinical teams delivering care every day. As part of Advocate Health, you’ll have access to the resources, professional network, and leadership infrastructure of one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems.

This is an opportunity for an experienced APP to move beyond managing individual patients and help strengthen the people, processes, and clinical operations that drive Hospital Medicine across the Wake Forest Market.