Trauma & Acute Surgery APP- Surgery- Charlotte, NC

About the role

The successful candidate should be able to perform thorough history and physical assessment. Also, able to evaluate, assess, implement plans and monitor other co-morbid medical conditions secondary to critical illness or injury. Manage ventilator settings, vasopressors and solve complex clinical cases. Performs a variety of surgical procedures after privileging by Medical Staff to include: Chest Tube, Central Line, Arterial Lines, Bronchoscopy, and assist with bedside Tracheostomy and Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube placement.

Responsibilities

• Coverage of both Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Service lines
• Surgical Critical Care coverage: 0630-1930 Mon-Sun
• Trauma coverage: 0600-1900 Mon-Sun with overlapping clinic coverage
• Every other Weekend, Holidays required
• Primarily day shift coverage model with occasional to rare night coverage
• Teaching opportunities with military PAs, residents and/or APP Fellows

Requirements

• Must have or be eligible for a DEA license
• Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state one works
• Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in NC required
• BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice
• Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and make proactive decisions
• Current BCLS, ACLS, PALS, and ATLS preferred
• Critical care experience preferred

Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioner: Master’s Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse required
• Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required
• Acute Care board certification required based upon population and acuity served
• One year experience ACNP or AGANP required
• Physician Assistant: Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required, master’s degree preferred
• Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred
• One year experience required

Skills

Thorough history and physical assessment, evaluation, assessment, implementation of plans, monitoring co-morbid medical conditions, managing ventilator settings, vasopressors, solving complex clinical cases, performing surgical procedures, teaching opportunities, critical thinking, interpersonal skills, prioritization, proactive decision-making, critical care experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards including compensation, benefits, retirement offerings, career development programs, and more. Opportunity for annual increases based on performance. 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.

Pay

Pay Range $54.90 - $82.35

Schedule

Schedule includes a mixed rotation of shifts covering weekdays, nights, swing, holidays and weekends. (Greater than 20% of FTE includes weekend and/or night coverage.)

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.