Advanced Practitioner NP or PA

Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) Palliative Care

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join our inpatient Palliative Care team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering high-quality, patient-centered care for individuals with serious and complex illnesses. The APP will provide inpatient consultation services while contributing to education, academic initiatives, and program development.

Position Details

• Specialty: Palliative Care
• Location: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem, NC
• Employment Type: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
• Setting: Inpatient
• Schedule: MondayFriday, 8:00 AM5:00 PM
• Call: Rotating remote night and weekend call, approximately 7 weeks per year

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive inpatient palliative care consultations and follow-up care.
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement patient-centered treatment plans.
• Assist patients and families with symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, and end-of-life care needs.
• Participate in educational activities involving medical students, residents, fellows, and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to quality improvement, program development, and academic initiatives within the division.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.

Team Structure

• 7 Physicians
• 4 Advanced Practice Providers
• Collaborative team environment with strong clinical and educational support

Qualifications

Required

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current or eligible North Carolina licensure.
• Board certification as:
  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP), or
  • Physician Assistant (PA-C)
• Eligibility for hospital privileges at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Preferred

• Previous palliative care, hospice, critical care, or ICU experience.
• Completion of a Palliative Care Fellowship Program.
• Certification in hospice and palliative care, including:
  • Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse (ACHPN), or
  • NCCPA Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Candidates without certification are expected to obtain ACHPN or CAQ certification within two years of employment.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique?

• Dedicated weekly administrative/academic time (Wednesday afternoons).
• Opportunity to work closely with palliative care fellows and participate in medical student education.
• Academic and professional development opportunities.
• Potential transition to four 10-hour shifts after six months of employment, based on qualifications and departmental needs.
• RVU incentive opportunity.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Compensation
• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.