APP - High Acuity Care Hybrid - CMC Main

Atrium Health • Charlotte, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. We invite Physician Assistants and Acute Care Nurse Practitioners to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds, and visionaries together on our Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU team at Atrium Health CMC Main in Charlotte, NC. Atrium Health is seeking an experienced part-time (0.8 FTE) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join the Pulmonary Critical Care Consultants team in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CT-ICU). The ideal candidate will be board-certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA), with direct experience in cardiac surgery post-op management and critical care. A post-graduate ICU fellowship or CT-ICU experience is required. CT-ICU intensivists will provide supervision.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) program
• Post-graduate ICU fellowship or experience in a CT-ICU
• Interpersonal skills and critical thinking must be demonstrated
• BLS and ACLS required
• Will need to maintain mechanical support competencies
• NC licensure required within 60 days of hire

Responsibilities

• Daily rounding, evaluation, management, and stabilization of complex post-op cardiac surgery patients including but not limited to: CABG, valve replacements, complex aortic replacements, heart transplants, and durable mechanical support devices
• Responsible for admission and daily progress notes
• Interpreting pulmonary artery catheter data and management of chest tubes and temporary epicardial pacing
• Management of mechanical support devices including VADs, ECMO, and IABPs
• Service provides 24/7 coverage with a shift-based model; shifts are rotated equally among staff
• Teaching opportunities with APP fellows and nursing staff available
• Eligible for shift differential, performance incentive bonuses, and $2,000 allocated for CME

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees