Pain Management Full-Time NP/PA

About the Role

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's Interventional Pain Management Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is seeking a skilled and motivated Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join its dynamic outpatient team. The team is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care for individuals with complex and chronic pain conditions, utilizing evidence-based practices, advanced minimally invasive technologies, and fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided techniques. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative team of physicians and advanced practice providers within a leading academic health system.

What We Have To Offer

• Work/Life Balance: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with no weekends, nights, or call. Potential opportunity for extended workdays to accommodate a four-day workweek.
• Generous PTO: PTO accrual begins at 25 days per year and may be used for vacation, illness, holidays, and personal time.
• CME Support: Up to $2,500 in CME reimbursement plus five additional CME days annually.
• Relocation Assistance: $7,500 in relocation assistance, paid within the first 30 days of employment.
• Career Growth & Stability: Build a rewarding career with opportunities for professional development and advancement while benefiting from a consistently strong patient volume.
• Exceptional Quality of Life: Enjoy everything North Carolina's Piedmont Triad has to offer, including walking and biking trails, nationally recognized golf courses, thriving arts communities, Southern cuisine, craft breweries, wineries, and family-friendly communities.

Where You'll Work

The Interventional Pain Medicine service at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking a highly qualified and motivated NP or PA to join its innovative team at the Brookstown Interventional Pain Center in Winston-Salem. Providers share a common mission of addressing the complexities of painful conditions while keeping quality patient care at the center of everything they do. The team utilizes cutting-edge, minimally invasive technology in conjunction with a variety of fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided techniques to provide patients with interventional options for managing pain. They employ a comprehensive, multimodal approach to pain management with an emphasis on interventional strategies and non-opioid therapies, a vision shared across the service line and department.

What You'll Do

As a valued member of the healthcare team, the NP/PA will play an integral role in team-based patient care, including comprehensive examinations, evaluations, diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing management of patients with chronic and complex pain conditions. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a commitment to patient education, and familiarity with areas including neurology, neurosurgery, spine medicine, orthopedics, and general medicine. Physicians and APPs have developed a strong collaborative relationship built on trust, communication, and a shared commitment to exceptional patient care. As a member of the team, you will have opportunities to further develop your expertise in:

• Imaging and laboratory interpretation
• Surgical follow-up
• Procedural follow-up
• Non-opioid medication management
• Diagnosis and treatment planning for chronic pain conditions
• Interventional pain medicine

Responsibilities

• Utilize medical decision-making skills to develop appropriate, individualized patient care plans.
• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients with chronic and complex pain conditions.
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team to provide effective team-based care.
• Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
• Educate patients regarding the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated outcomes of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Perform procedural skills in accordance with departmental and practice guidelines.
• Participate in follow-up care for surgical and interventional procedures.
• Precept students and/or other medical learners as appropriate and encouraged.
• Uphold Advocate Health and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's mission, values, and commitment to providing exceptional care.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described.

Qualifications

The clinician will function in accordance with the regulatory requirements of their respective licensing organization—the North Carolina Medical Board or North Carolina Board of Nursing—and departmental-specific credentialing requirements of the institution.

Physician Assistant Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Master's degree or higher required.
• Current or eligible for North Carolina Medical Board licensure.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• BLS certification required.

Nurse Practitioner Qualifications

• Previous clinical experience preferred but not required.
• Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner master's program.
• Master's degree or higher required.
• Current or eligible for North Carolina Board of Nursing Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner licensure.
• Board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner through AANP or ANCC.
• BLS certification required.

Where You'll Live

Winston-Salem is located in North Carolina's vibrant Piedmont Triad, offering an outstanding combination of affordability, culture, recreation, education, and quality of life. The region offers:

• Affordable Living: Enjoy a family-friendly community with a cost of living that provides exceptional value compared with many major metropolitan areas.
• Excellent Education: Access highly regarded schools, colleges, universities, and other educational opportunities throughout the region.
• Vibrant Communities: Experience thriving downtown districts, welcoming neighborhoods, outdoor recreation, arts and entertainment, and easy access to destinations throughout North Carolina.
• Convenient Location: Winston-Salem provides convenient access to Greensboro, Charlotte, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and other popular destinations throughout the state.

Join Advocate Health

When you join Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, part of Advocate Health, you become part of an inclusive culture that values and respects the contributions every teammate brings. Within a nationally recognized integrated health system, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most advanced minds in medicine while helping improve health, elevate hope, and advance healing – for all.