Advanced Practice Professional - Critical Care

Department: 04087 WFBMG University Group Practice: High Point Main - Critical Care | Full time | Benefits Eligible

Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• 145 13-hour shifts per year

Pay

Pay Range: $53.80 - $80.70 per hour

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
• Master's degree preferred
• Current applicable state Medical Board Medical License
• Certified by NCCPA

Responsibilities

• Use medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan
• Collaborate with medical team when needed for effective team-based care
• Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures
• Explain the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient
• Perform procedural skills per department or practice guidelines
• Opportunity to participate in basic science and clinical research projects
• Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners
• Uphold AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

Skills

• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to maintain composure and work efficiently under pressure
• Ability to perform complex patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Exemplary organizational skills
• Willingness to perform other related duties

Work Environment

• Efficient team-based care
• Professionalism and customer service skills essential
• Potential irregular hours and/or call

Physical Requirements

• Standing: 35%-65%
• Walking: 35%-65%
• Sitting: 0%-35%
• Bending: 0%-35%
• Reaching with arms: 0%-35%
• Finger and hand dexterity: Required
• Talking: Required
• Hearing: Required
• Seeing: Required
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to 20 lbs.: Required
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to 50 lbs.: Occasionally

Benefits

• Competitive base compensation within the listed pay range based on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on-call, and more
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits including 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

About the Organization

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Participates in team-focused patient care by means of patient examinations augmented by diagnostic and therapeutic evaluations/interventions in the medical and/or surgical theaters of health care. The clinician functions under the regulatory mandate from their respective licensing organization (applicable state Medical Board or applicable state Board of Nursing) with departmental specific credentialing from the institution.