Advanced Practice Provider - Cardiothoracic Surgery, Winston-Salem, NC

Job Description

Explore a rewarding opportunity with AHWFB Cardiothoracic Surgery Department as we eagerly welcome a skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dynamic surgical team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

What We Have to Offer:

• CME Reimbursement: Receive up to $2,500 and 5 additional PTO days/year for Continuing Medical Education.
• Generous PTO: Accrual starts at 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Relocation Assistance: Enjoy $7,500 in relocation assistance, paid within the first 30 days of employment.
• Career Growth & Stability: Experience a rewarding career with ample opportunities for advancement and stability, supported by a consistently high patient volume.
• A Rich Quality of Life: Indulge in a vibrant lifestyle within North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region, boasting an abundance of walking and biking trails, nationally acclaimed golf courses, active arts communities, tantalizing Southern cuisine, and an array of artisan craft breweries and wineries.

Work in a Supportive & Collaborative Environment:

Join our Cardiothoracic Surgery team at Congdon Heart and Vascular Center and Hayworth Cancer Center, where we specialize in adult cardiac surgery and thoracic oncology. We provide patient-focused care and communicate openly to address a variety of conditions. In this surgical role, academic practice, you'll collaborate with attending surgeons, surgery APPs, and staff, with opportunities for educational and scholarly activities. While teamwork and open communication are essential, we also encourage and support autonomy within our collaborative environment. Become part of a team-oriented culture dedicated to exceptional patient care and advancing our mission.

What You'll Do:

As a valued member of our OR team, the PA/NP will play a key role in team-focused patient care, conducting thorough examinations and evaluations in surgical settings. Rotating Weekend and Night coverage required. Responsibilities include:

Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan.

Collaborates with medical team when needed for effective team-based care.

Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explains 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 AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment.

Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The clinician functions under the regulatory mandate from their respective licensing organization (North Carolina Medical Board or North Carolina Board of Nursing) with departmental specific credentialing from the institution.

Physician Assistant (PA) Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program; Master's Degree preferred
• Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA
• APP post-graduate experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery required
• Experience with vein harvesting a plus
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Requirements:

• 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 an Acute Care Nurse Practice by AANP or ANCC
• APP post-graduate experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery required
• First Assist Certification required
• Experience with vein harvesting a plus
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required

Where You'll Live:

The picturesque cities of North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region are ranked among US News & World Report's Top 50 Best Places to Live and Top 40 Best Places to Retire in 2023. This includes:

• Affordable Living: Enjoy a family-friendly and affordable area, with housing costs 31% below the national average.
• Great Schools: Access to top-notch educational institutions and high-ranking school systems provide excellent opportunities for personal and academic growth.
• Vibrant Neighborhoods: Join a regional population of 1.6 million residents, where lively downtowns and family-orientated neighborhoods create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

When you join Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, you are welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.

About Us

Wake Forest Baptist Health and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

Wake Forest Baptist Health (www.WakeHealth.edu) is a nationally recognized academic health system in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with an integrated enterprise including educational and research facilities, hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers, and other primary and specialty care facilities serving 24 counties in northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia.

It comprises: a regional clinical system with more than 300 locations, 2,100 physicians and 1,535 acute care beds; Wake Forest School of Medicine; and Wake Forest Innovations, which promotes the commercialization of research discoveries and operates Innovation Quarter, an urban research and business park specializing in biotechnology, materials science and information technology. Wake Forest Baptist's clinical, research and educational programs are consistently ranked among the best in the country.

About the Team

Mission

Wake Forest Baptist Health's mission is to improve the health of our region, state and nation by:

• Generating and translating knowledge to prevent, diagnose and treat disease.
• Training leaders in health care and biomedical science.
• Serving as the premier health system in our region, with specific centers of excellence recognized as national and international care destination.

Vision

Wake Forest Baptist Health is a preeminent learning health system that promotes better health for all through collaboration, excellence and innovation.

Values

Excellence

• Demonstrate the highest standards of patient-centered care, education, research and operational effectiveness

Compassion

• Responsive to the physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual needs of all

Service

• Cultivate selfless contribution for the greater good

Integrity

• Demonstrate fairness, honesty, sincerity and accountability

Diversity

• Demonstrate respect for and inclusion of all backgrounds, identities, experiences, and perspectives

Collegiality

• Foster mutual respect, facilitate professional growth and mentorship, and reward teamwork and collaboration

Innovation

• Promote creativity to enhance discovery and the application of knowledge

Safety

• Embrace a culture of reliability through better process design and accountability

Patient and Family Promise

We promise to:

• Keep you safe.
• Care for you.
• Involve you and your family.
• Respect you and your time.