APP - Hospitalist - Mercy, Charlotte, NC

Overview

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 Advanced Practice Providers to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and progressive visionaries together in our Hospitalist team at Atrium Health - Greater Charlotte Market.

Atrium Health - Mercy is seeking an Acute Care NP or Physician Assistant to join our Hospitalist team.

Position details include:

• Work schedules of 7 on / 7 off with expectation to rotate through other shifts as needed. 7am - 7pm
• Weekends included in rotation above. 
• 100% inpatient adult medicine
• Combination of admissions, cross cover, and pager responsibilities 
• Experience strongly preferred

Qualifications for Nurse Practitioner Candidates:

• Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. 
• ACNP, AGACNP board certification preferred based population served.
• License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. 
• Qualifications for Physician Assistant Candidates:
• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master's Degree preferred. 
• Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.

Qualifications for Physician Assistant Candidates:

• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master's Degree preferred. 
• Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.

Essential Functions

• Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
• Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
• Performs minor office-based medical and/or surgical procedures.
• Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
• Orders and interprets daily laboratory and radiology examinations.
• Determines treatment plan for patient.
• Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record.
• Acts as a patient advocate for the population served.
• Attends, participates and contributes to group/practice meetings and development of policies and procedures when requested.

Physical Requirements
Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations

Education, Experience and Certifications.
Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations.

Nurse Practitioner

Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP, AGACNP, AGNP, PNP, or PNP-AC board certification preferred based population served.

Physician Assistant

Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master's Degree preferred. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.