Cardiology Inpatient Heart Failure - NP​/PA

Explore an exciting opportunity with AHWFB's Cardiology Heart Failure Team as we eagerly welcome a skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dynamic inpatient team in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

• CME Reimbursement:
  Receive up to $2,500 and 5 additional PTO days/year for Continuing Medical Education.
• Work/Life Balance:
  Enjoy 12 hour shifts - 14 shifts per month- 1-2 weekends per month - Nights when needed .
• 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.

The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Heart and Vascular Center is a national leader in heart and vascular care, surgery and research. We house western North Carolina's only advanced cardiac care and transplant program. We were the first Chest Pain Center in the region to be accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, and we have disease-specific certification by The Joint Commission in acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) and congestive heart failure.

We have received the highest possible recognition for quality cardiac surgery from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

• Able to review and interpret cardiac imaging reports, explain abnormal findings to patients, and work with supervising attendings to generate next diagnostic and therapeutic steps.
• Manage and respond to incoming outpatient patient digital communications and phone calls.
• 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.

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program;
  Master's Degree preferred
• Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA
• Accepting new graduates, prefer two years of experience in a cardiovascular or heart failure care environment
• BLS and ACLS certification required

• 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 a Family Nurse Practitioner by AANP or ANCC
• Accepting new graduates, prefer two years of experience in a cardiovascular or heart failure care environment
• BLS and ACLS certification required

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