Night-Shift Cardiac ICU NP/PA: Advanced Critical Care

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) with employer contributions

Educational assistance

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Cardiac ICU Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to join a high-acuity multidisciplinary team caring for critically ill cardiac patients in Charlotte, NC. The role includes direct patient management, device support, and coordination with cardiology and cardiac surgery teams in a demanding inpatient setting.

The APP will participate in education, protocol development, and research within the Cardiac ICU, covering cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure, post-MI

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or MPAS; active NC NP/PA license
• National certification: ACNP/AGACNP or NCCPA
• BLS and ACLS certification
• 2–3 years in CVICU or cardiac critical care preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient management in a fast-paced Cardiac ICU.
• Coordinate transitions between levels of care, including step-down transfers.
• Manage vasoactive medications, inotropes, and temporary mechanical circulatory support.
• Collaborate with attending cardiologists, intensivists, cardiac surgeons, residents and nursing staff

Skills

Hemodynamic monitoring

Mechanical support

Cardiac ICU

Interdisciplinary collaboration

NP/PA expertise

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) or MPAS

Tools

ECMO devices

Impella

IABP

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a Cardiac ICU Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to join a high-acuity multidisciplinary team caring for critically ill cardiac patients in Charlotte, NC. The role includes direct patient management, device support, and coordination with cardiology and cardiac surgery teams in a demanding inpatient setting.

The APP will participate in education, protocol development, and research within the Cardiac ICU, covering cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure, post-MI