Surgery Transplant - Full-Time NP/PA

About the role

The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist - Surgery Transplant team is seeking a skilled Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their dynamic team in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Provide preoperative and postoperative care to transplant patients
• Conduct patient assessments
• Coordinate transplant evaluations
• Manage immunosuppressive therapy
• Monitor transplant recipients for complications
• Educate patients and families about transplantation and post-transplant care
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
• Participate in transplant research and quality improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program; Master's Degree preferred
• Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA
• Current American Heart Association or Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) registration, for prescription writing
• Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner Master's Program, Master's Degree or higher required
• Current North Carolina Board of Nursing Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license
• Board certified as a Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by AANP or ANCC
• Current American Heart Association or Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) registration, for prescription writing

Qualifications

• Medical decision-making skills
• Collaboration with medical team
• 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
• 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 Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist missions, values, and cultural commitment

Skills

• Medical decision-making skills
• Collaboration with medical team
• 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
• 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 Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist missions, values, and cultural commitment

Benefits

• CME Reimbursement: Up to $2,500 per year for Continuing Medical Education
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible working hours
• Generous PTO: Accrual starts at 25 days/year
• Relocation Assistance: $7,500 in relocation assistance, paid within the first 30 days of employment
• Career Growth & Stability: Opportunities for advancement and stability
• A Rich Quality of Life: Vibrant lifestyle within North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region

Pay

$50.05 - $75.10 per hour

Schedule

Varies