Advanced Practice Professional, Critical Care

Our Critical Care Advanced Practice Professionals (APPs) are located across 3 of our Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Campuses, in Winston-Salem, Lexington, and High Point, and provide expert care in a variety of intensive care settings. Lexington is a small community hospital with a 16-bed ICU and High Point, another community hospital, has a 24-bed ICU. Our Winston-Salem campus offers specialized critical care across multiple subspecialties, including Neuro ICU, Medical ICU, Medical Oncology ICU, and Cardiothoracic ICU. ***APPs will be considered for positions at all campuses and credentialed at all Critical Care locations   

Responsibilities include physical assessment and management of a broad range of critical illnesses; performing and assisting with common critical care procedures to include insertion of vascular catheters for central venous access, dialysis, arterial line placement and monitoring, endotracheal intubation.  

Clinical duties encompass comprehensive care of the critically ill patient starting with initial resuscitation and management, continuing with the coordination of clinical care between intensivist teams and multiple consulting teams, counseling patients and their families on the details of their illness, care and decision making process, concluding with patients/family preparation for discharge from the ICU.  

What We Have to Offer: 

• CME Reimbursement: Receive up to $2,500/year for Continuing Medical Education. 

• Work/Life Balance: Enjoy a variable schedule of 36 shifts per quarter – 50% days (6a-6p), 50% nights (6p-6a) 

• Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions.  

• Relocation Assistance: Enjoy up to $7,500 in relocation assistance, provided candidate meets eligibility requirements. 

• 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.  

Work in a Supportive & Collaborative Environment:  

Our Critical Care APPs work in collaboration with critical care attending physicians to manage patients in Specialty Intensive Care Units, and are leaders in collaboration and education, working with ICU staff from nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and nutrition services. They also work alongside ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship training programs, offering opportunities for cooperation and shared education. 

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/surgical settings. Responsibilities include: 

• Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan. 

• Collaborate with critical care physicians in Specialty Intensive Care Units. 

• Perform physical assessments and manage a broad range of critical illnesses. 

• Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient. 

• Conduct common critical care procedures: 

• Insertion of central venous catheters 

• Dialysis 

• Arterial line placement and monitoring 

• Endotracheal intubation 

• Procedural skills per department or practice guidelines. 

• Provide comprehensive care of critically ill patients, including: 

• Initial resuscitation and management 

• Coordination of clinical care between intensivist and consulting teams 

• Counseling patients and families on illness details, care, and decision-making processes 

• Preparing patients and families for discharge from the ICU 

• Collaborate with the medical team when needed for effective team-based care. 

• Opportunity to participate in basic science and clinical research projects. 

• Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners. 

• Uphold AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment. 

• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein. 

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 one year of experience in a critical care or urgent/emergent care environment 

• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) 

• Current BLS and ACLS 

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 one year of experience in a critical care or urgent/emergent care environment 

• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) 

• Current BLS and ACLS 

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.  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. 

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.