Pediatric Nephrology - NP​/PA

Department: 03230 WFBMG University Group Practice: WFBMC Main - Pediatrics:
Nephrology

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information: Monday - Friday

Pay Range $51.05 - $76.60

The AHWFB Pediatric Nephrology Department is seeking a skilled Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP‑AC) or Physician Assistant to join the inpatient team in Winston‑Salem, NC. This Advanced Practice Provider will support a wide range of inpatient and infusion services, including nephrology consults, infusion visits, and care for admitted patients. The role offers opportunities to develop procedural skills and may include providing inpatient coverage for up to two weekends per month in the future.

Ideal candidates will have previous experience or training in acute pediatric care and a passion for delivering high‑quality, compassionate care to children with complex nephrology needs across multiple environments of care, with the goal of becoming a Pediatric Nephrology NP.

• CME Reimbursement: Receive up to $2,500 and 5 additional PTO days/year for Continuing Medical Education.
• Work/Life Balance: alternate work schedules available (4 ten-hour days, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, or a combination with daytime weekend rounding). No overnight call.
• Generous PTO and Benefits: Accrual starts at 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters. We have a robust reproductive health benefit.
• 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, stability, education, and skills development supported by a high patient volume, a world‑class research and teaching university, and academic pediatric nephrology faculty as your mentors.
• A Rich Quality of Life: Indulge in a vibrant lifestyle within North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region centered around Winston‑Salem, boasting an abundance of walking and biking trails, active arts communities, nationally acclaimed golf courses, tantalizing Southern cuisine, and an array of artisan craft breweries and wineries.

We foster a supportive and collaborative environment where teamwork is valued, and every member plays a vital role in our success. We boast a team‑oriented culture that encourages open communication and partnership to provide exceptional patient care within our facilities. You will join a team of pediatric nephrologist physicians, two APPs, a social worker, a renal dietician, a transplant coordinator, nephrology RNs, and hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis RNs.

Our Children's hospitals has the full spectrum of pediatric subspecialists to help us care for our babies, children, and teens with kidney disease.

As a valued member of our healthcare team, the PA/PNP will play a key role in team-focused patient care, conducting thorough examinations and evaluations in a clinical setting.

• Using medical decision‑making skills to determine appropriate patient care plans.
• Collaborating with medical team when needed for effective team‑based care.
• Ordering and interpreting laboratory and imaging studies and diagnostic procedures. Explaining the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
• Performing procedures per department or practice guidelines.
• Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners.
• Upholding AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment.
• Performing 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.

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program;
  Master's Degree preferred.
• Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA.
• Pediatric experience preferred but will consider…