Off Virgina Border | Nocturnist Hospitalist NP​/PA Roanoke Rapids, NC

ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health North Hospital, located in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, are seeking an ACNP or AGACNP trained Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work with their Hospitalist program. The successful candidate will work as a Nocturnist.

A minimum of one year of in-patient experience as a provider is required.

Opportunity highlights:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Growing 9-hospital physician-led healthcare system
• Privileges at ECU Health North Hospital, a 204-bed community hospital
• Established hospitalist team inclusive of 11 physicians & one Advanced Practice Provider
• Schedule:
  
  7on/7off, 7pm - 7am
• Clinical responsibilities will include admissions, inpatient care, and preparing patients for discharge
• Rapid response and code blues are responded by both ER doc and Nocturnist
• Average patient volume 12-15
• Average number of admissions: 5-10
• Procedures are optional
• Full spectrum of specialty support including cardiology (onsite cath lab), orthopedic surgery, nephrology, general surgery, urology, pulmonary critical care, psychiatry (telemedicine), infectious disease (telemedicine) and neuro (telemedicine)
• EPIC EMR
• ACL & BLS from American Heart Association are required
• Competitive compensation and benefits including relocation

ECU Health North Hospital
ECU Health North is a 204-bed hospital serving Halifax, Northampton and Warren counties in the north-central region of North Carolina. Its service area also reaches into southern Virginia. With more than 500 team members, the hospital offers a broad range of medical and surgical services. It features a 24-hour emergency department and offers advanced diagnostics as well as specialty and primary care.

For more complex care needs, the facility's state-of-the-art telehealth system allows for a direct connection with the specialists at our academic medical center.

Awards and accreditations

• Get With The Guidelines Awards for Stroke, Rural Stroke, Rural Coronary Artery Disease, STEMI Referring Center
• Primary Stroke Center, Joint Commission

Roanoke Rapids, NC
Roanoke Rapids is in northeastern North Carolina, close to the Virginia border. The community offers residents the comforts of small-town living within close proximity of the beautiful waterways and beaches of the region. Originally developed around the rapids of the Roanoke River, the city flourished as a textile hub and continues to evolve with a growing arts scene, outdoor recreation, and revitalized downtown.

• Lake Gaston – a popular destination for boating, fishing and second homes – is just 25 miles away
• Home to new galleries and performance spaces that are revitalizing the local cultural landscape
• Outstanding recreation including golf courses, community theater, water sports, hunting, camping, fishing, community and state parks
• Affordable cost of living
• Excellent public and private school options

General Information
It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position. Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.

• ACNP or AGACNP trained Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• A minimum of one year of in-patient experience as a provider is required
• ACLS and BLS from American Heart Association are required