Atrium Health HPB Surgery Cabarrus NP​/PA

Position: Atrium Health HPB Surgery Cabarrus Fulltime NP/PA

Department: 02426 GCMG HPB Surgery:
Cabarrus
- Surgery:
Liver and Pancreatic

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information: Monday
- Friday 10hr Shifts with every 4th Weekend

Pay Range: $47.50 - $71.25

Job Summary

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA) is an integral member of the Hepatobiliary (HPB) Surgery team, providing comprehensive care to patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Working collaboratively with surgeons and the multidisciplinary care team, the NP/PA evaluates and manages patients with acute and chronic conditions related to hepatobiliary surgery.

Responsibilities include patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment, care coordination, postoperative management, inpatient rounding, outpatient follow-up, OR assistance, and patient/family education. The position also includes home call, weekends, and holidays and may participate in weekly GI tumor board conferences as available.

The NP/PA practices within applicable state law, licensing requirements, Advocate Health policies, and established practice agreements. Active hospital privileges and required departmental credentials must be obtained and maintained.

Key Responsibilities Inpatient & Surgical Care

• Perform inpatient consultations and daily rounding on established patients.
• Complete histories and physicals, review diagnostic studies, and develop and manage treatment plans.
• Provide postoperative care, including wound and drain management.
• Coordinate patient discharges with nursing, case management, physicians, APPs, and other members of the care team.
• Participate in weekday interdisciplinary rounds.
• Assist in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgical cases as needed.
• Provide home call coverage according to the established rotation, including responding to inpatient and outpatient clinical concerns.
• Evaluate HPB-related transfer requests and coordinate transfers as appropriate.
• Respond to significant clinical changes requiring urgent or emergent intervention.

Outpatient Care

• Evaluate new and established patients with acute, chronic, and postoperative needs.
• Order and interpret appropriate laboratory and imaging studies.
• Establish diagnoses and develop treatment plans within the applicable practice agreement.
• Prescribe medications and order therapeutic interventions as appropriate.
• Provide wound and drain care, including drain removal when appropriate.
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, and follow-up care.
• Initiate referrals and coordinate care with referring and participating providers.
• Address patient calls and clinical questions in collaboration with clinic staff.
• Perform peer-to-peer reviews as needed.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation in the electronic medical record.

Procedures

Common procedures may include:

• OR first assist
• Wound care
• NG/OG tube insertion and removal
• Foley insertion and removal
• Drain removal

Professional Practice

• Provide patient- and family-centered care using evidence-based practices.
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, APPs, nursing, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Participate in quality improvement and professional development activities.
• Support patient education, care coordination, and continuity of care.
• Maintain professionalism, accountability, confidentiality, and ethical standards of practice.
• Participate in education, departmental activities, committees, and work groups as appropriate.

Qualifications Education

• Graduate of an accredited Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program .
• Master's degree required; doctoral degree preferred.

Licensure & Certification

• Current license to practice as an NP or PA in North Carolina.
• NP:
  Certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Association of Critical-Care Nurses required.
• PA: NCCPA certification preferred; current or pending CAQ certification preferred.
• Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider through the American Heart Association required.

Experience

• Hepatobiliary Surgery and OR assist experience preferred.
• At least one year of surgical practice experience preferred.
• Completion of an APP surgical fellowship preferred.

Schedule & Call

Current minimum work requirements include:

• Four 10-hour shifts per week.
• One weekend every four weeks, including a 10-hour shift and night call with the attending on call.
• Equivalent of seven nights of call,…