Hospital Medicine Flex Full-Time NP/PA

Position Details

• Full-time FLEX position.
• 7 on / 7 off schedule with 12-hour day shifts (7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.).
• Approximately 14 shifts per month.
• Provides inpatient coverage across Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center – Winston-Salem, High Point Medical Center – High Point, Lexington Medical Center – Lexington, and Davie Medical Center – Bermuda Run.

Essential Functions

• Perform comprehensive history and physical examinations.
• Independently evaluate and manage hospitalized adult medicine patients.
• Round on assigned patients and manage admissions, consultations, and transfers as appropriate.
• Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans.
• Perform perioperative management and pre-operative risk assessments for orthopedic and surgical patients when assigned to the Orthopedic Co-Management service.
• Order and interpret laboratory, radiology, and diagnostic studies.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and discharge planning.
• Conduct family meetings as appropriate regarding treatment plans and discharge planning.
• Respond to Rapid Response and Code events for assigned patients.
• Staff patients with supervising physicians and communicate significant clinical updates throughout the shift.
• Provide comprehensive handoff to the oncoming provider at the end of each shift.
• Perform procedures within departmental and credentialing guidelines.
• Document all patient encounters accurately and timely in the electronic medical record.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, research opportunities, and learner education as available.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to lift and support up to 35 pounds while assisting with patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Must possess intact vision, hearing, smell, touch, and fine motor dexterity.
• Must communicate effectively in English.
• Must be able to perform effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity clinical environment.

About Advocate Health

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.