Urgent Care Peds - Advanced APP - Full Time - NP/PA

Full-time, benefits-eligible position with a weekly schedule of 30 hours. Pay range: $59.00 - $88.50 per hour.

About the Role

Join Wake Forest Emergency Providers as an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) in North Carolina—part of Advocate Health, one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the country. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to care primarily for pediatric patients with immediate healthcare needs in an advanced Urgent Care setting. You’ll bridge the gap between outpatient and inpatient care, providing timely and impactful care for patients and families.

This position includes a co-appointment with the Atrium Health Wake Forest Brenner’s Pediatric Emergency Department, where 20% of your monthly hours will be spent working alongside a collaborative team of APPs, residents, fellows, and attendings. As a level 1 pediatric trauma and burn center with a full array of pediatric subspecialists, you’ll further develop your skills as a Pediatric Acute Care specialist.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care with a strong level of independence, using thoughtful medical judgment, appropriate diagnostic testing, and advanced procedural skills.
• Manage acute and chronic conditions with increasing independent expertise, practicing at the top of your license.
• Perform standard urgent care procedures, including but not limited to eye examinations, pelvic examinations, neurologic examinations, EKG interpretations, suturing, I&D, and simple splinting.
• Utilize emergency department evaluations, assessment tools, and diagnostic scoring tools.
• Familiarize yourself with emergency department processes, admission guidelines, and capabilities.
• Work collaboratively within a 100% Advanced Practice Provider staffing model, with access to ED attendings and the Medical Director for Pediatric Urgent Care by phone or email.
• Occasionally support emergency resources and community partners as needed.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• North Carolina Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner license (NPs must be ACPNP, ENP, or FNP boarded or eligible).
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
• 1 year of Emergency Department experience or 2 years of community urgent care experience in a full-time capacity (does not include walk-in clinics or urgent care virtual services).
• Comfortable with standard urgent care procedures and examination skills.
• Familiarity with emergency department evaluations, assessment tools, and diagnostic scoring tools.
• Strong preference for experienced candidates with limited training needs; PAs and FNPs preferred for cross-coverage on the Adult side, though highly qualified PNPs will be considered.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain composure and work efficiently under pressure.
• Ability to perform complex patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Ability to work a rotating shift schedule.
• Professionalism and strong customer service skills.

Schedule

• 30 to 35 hours per week, with up to 2 weekends per month.
• No overnight shifts.
• Location schedules (clinicians have a “home location” but may provide coverage across multiple sites):
• Kernersville: 7am-3pm and 3pm-11pm daily.
• Pisgah Church: 7am-7pm during the week, 8am-6pm on weekends.
• New Garden: 7am-3pm and 3pm-11pm during the week, 8am-8pm on weekends.
• Friendly Center: 7am-3pm and 3pm-11pm during the week, 8am-8pm on weekends.
• Oak Ridge: 8am-8pm daily.

Benefits

• Annual CME allowance of $3,000 and 50 hours paid.
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage) effective on Day 1.
• Retirement match starts at 90 days, with the company matching up to 6%.
• Potential for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness (FSLF) as a 501c(3).
• Malpractice insurance provided with tail coverage.
• Structured onboarding and leadership development opportunities.
• Access to a fully integrated care system and ongoing professional development.

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 serves 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.