Wake Forest Baptist Health

Explore an exciting opportunity with AHWFB Radiology Department as we eagerly welcome a skilled Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dynamic outpatient/inpatient team in High Point, North Carolina.

What We Have to Offer:

• Generous Sign on Bonus available!
• CME Reimbursement: Receive up to $2,500/year for Continuing Medical Education.
• 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.

Contact:

Christine Phelps, APP Recruiter - cphelps@wakehealth.edu

Work in a Supportive & Collaborative Environment:

We foster a supportive and collaborative environment where teamwork is valued, and every member plays a vital role in our success. We boast a team-oriented culture that encourages open communication and partnership to provide exceptional patient care within our facilities. The individual will join a team of seven APPs, trainees, and six faculty providers.

What You’ll Do:

As a valued member of our healthcare team, the PA/ACNP will play a key role in team-focused patient care, conducting thorough examinations and evaluations in medical settings. This position offers a blend of inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, encompassing both interventional and diagnostic radiology duties. The PA/ACNP will play a key role in our growing practice, providing top-notch care while collaborating with a supportive team. Additionally, the PA/ACNP will have the opportunity to train and interact with residents and fellows, contributing to their education and development. Responsibilities include:

• Performing a variety of autonomous, procedural tasks.
• Expanding services to other Radiology departments for procedures such as joint injections/aspirations, bone marrow biopsies, lumbar punctures, diagnostic fluoroscopy studies, and ultrasound-guided biopsies.
• Engaging in rounding, consultations, and clinic duties.
• Utilizing medical decision-making skills to develop appropriate patient care plans.
• Collaborating with the medical team to ensure effective, team-based care.
• Ordering and interpreting laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures, and explaining the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of these procedures to patients.
• Conducting interventional radiology (IR) procedures, including but not limited to, tunneled central line placements (e.g., permcaths, ports, and powerlines), ultrasound-guided procedures (e.g., drains, paracentesis, and thoracentesis), and tube exchanges (e.g., nephrostomy tubes, GJs, and abscess drains).
• Developing procedural skills in accordance with department or practice guidelines.
• Participating in basic science and clinical research projects.
• Precepting students and/or medical learners, with encouragement to engage in educational activities.
• Upholding AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitments.
• Performing other related duties as required.

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.

Physician Assistant (PA) Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program; Master's Degree preferred
• Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA
• Minimum of two years of experience in a radiology, critical care or emergent care environment
• Procedural and consultation experience preferred
• BLS and ACLS required

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Requirements:

• 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 an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by AANP or ANCC
• Minimum of two years of experience in a radiology, critical care or emergent care environment
• Procedural and consultation experience preferred
• BLS and ACLS required

Where You’ll Live:

The picturesque cities of North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region are ranked among US News & World Report’s Top 50 Best Places to Live and Top 40 Best Places to Retire in 2023. This includes:

• Affordable Living: Enjoy a family-friendly and affordable area, with housing costs 31% below the national average.
• Great Schools: Access to top-notch educational institutions and high-ranking school systems provide excellent opportunities for personal and academic growth.
• Vibrant Neighborhoods: Join a regional population of 1.6 million residents, where lively downtowns and family-orientated neighborhoods create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

When you join Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, you are welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. 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.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence – always