Hospital Medicine Assistant Area Director Full-Time NP/PA

If its possible, you will find it at Advocate Healththe leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Wisconsin. We invite experienced Advanced Practice Providers to discover whats possible when clinical excellence, leadership, and innovation come together within our Hospital Medicine team at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to serve as Assistant Area Director of Advanced Practice Hospital Medicine for the Wake Forest Market. This leadership position combines clinical expertise with operational oversight, supporting APP teams and Hospital Medicine operations across multiple sites of care within the market.

Position Highlights

Advanced Practice leadership opportunity within Hospital Medicine

Provides clinical and operational leadership






at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center






within the Wake Forest






Area

Serves as a key liaison between frontline APPs and Hospital Medicine leadership

Supports implementation and oversight of operational and strategic initiatives

Partners with site-based administrative and clinical leaders

Supports APP recruitment, onboarding, engagement, development, and retention

Provides leadership related to clinical quality, safety, patient experience, access, utilization, and productivity

Opportunity to influence APP practice standards and operational processes across the market

Professional development and leadership support through Advocate Healths advanced practice infrastructure

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement, PTO, CME, and malpractice coverage

Primary Responsibilities

The Assistant Area Director will serve as a visible clinical leader for Advanced Practice Providers within Hospital Medicine and provide operational support across designated sites within the Wake Forest Market.

Key responsibilities include:

Provide clinical and operational leadership to Hospital Medicine APP teams

Implement and oversee tactical initiatives established by Area and Divisional Service Line leadership

Identify opportunities to improve clinical quality, safety, patient and APP experience, access to care, utilization, and productivity

Serve as a primary communication link between frontline APPs and Hospital Medicine leadership

Communicate organizational strategy, standards, and operational changes clearly and effectively

Elevate site-specific needs, risks, and opportunities to appropriate leadership

Support APP recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, engagement, professional development, and retention

Promote a culture of accountability, professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Partner with administrative, physician, and Advanced Practice leadership to optimize care delivery and operational performance

Maintain an appropriate clinical presence and serve as a trusted resource for practicing APPs

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced NP or PA with a strong Hospital Medicine background who is ready to expand their impact beyond direct patient care into formal Advanced Practice leadership.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

Significant clinical experience in Hospital Medicine or inpatient medicine

Previous leadership, supervisory, or operational experience preferred

Strong understanding of APP practice and team-based inpatient care

Ability to lead and support APPs across multiple locations

Strong communication, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills

Ability to translate organizational strategy into effective frontline operations

Demonstrated commitment to quality, safety, teammate engagement, and patient experience

Strong organizational and change-management skills

Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, APPs, nursing, administration, and senior leadership

Qualifications

Nurse Practitioner Candidates

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program

Masters degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice required

Appropriate national board certification required

Current or eligible for North Carolina NP/APRN and RN licensure

DEA registration and prescriptive authority as required

BLS certification through the American Heart Association

Physician Assistant Candidates

Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program

Masters degree preferred

NCCPA certification required

Current or eligible for North Carolina PA licensure

DEA registration and prescriptive authority as required

BLS certification through the American Heart Association

Leadership experience within Hospital Medicine, Advanced Practice, or a comparable inpatient environment is strongly preferred.

Why Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist?

At Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, youll have the opportunity to help shape Advanced Practice within Hospital Medicine while remaining connected to the clinical teams delivering care every day. As part of Advocate Health, youll have access to the resources, professional network, and leadership infrastructure of one of the nations largest nonprofit health systems.

This is an opportunity for an experienced APP to move beyond managing individual patients and help strengthen the people, processes, and clinical operations that drive Hospital Medicine across the Wake Forest Market.





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