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If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health – the leading community-focused academic health care system serving North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. We invite experienced Advanced practice Providers to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and progressive visionaries together in our Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte, NC.

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute ’s Cardiothoracic Surgery program is seeking a full-time advanced practice provider (APP) to join our growing team. This APP will function independently in the inpatient hospital and operating room setting in collaboration with a supervising physician and other members of a multidisciplinary team.

Job Summary

• OR only position which is weighted toward thoracic surgery, providing first assistance in open and video assisted thoracic cases as well as robotic lung surgery

• Provide a wide range of surgical and medical services which include first assisting with a myriad of cardiothoracic surgeries and demonstrate an independent competency in endoscopic vein harvesting

• Maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the age, developmental stages, and special needs of the patients served.

• Weekends, Holidays, and Call required on a rotating schedule.

Essential Functions

• Knowledge and skill set of pre-, peri-, and postoperative procedures.

• Strong knowledge of EMR systems

• Participates in education and training of APP students, APP Fellows, and on-boarding of new APP hires (when appropriate)

• Attends and participates in Atrium Health and Sanger required meetings, education, development sessions.

• Ability to work independently and efficiently with strong decision-making skills.

• Strong communication skills, appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and concentrate.

• Must be a team player while working with a variety of MD's and APP's for inpatient management and coordination of patient care.

Position Qualifications:

• Graduation for an accredited NP or PA program. Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of North and South Carolina. Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required. BLS and ACLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice.

• Nurse Practitioner: Master’s Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP, AGACNP certification required.

• 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.

• Cardiothoracic or vascular surgery experience required.

• Demonstrate appropriate critical thinking and interpersonal skills when working in a fasted paced, high acuity work environment. Able to perform a thorough history and physical assessment.

• NC Licensure

Atrium Health is one of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations, connecting patients with on-demand care, world-class specialists and the region’s largest primary care network. A recognized leader in healthcare delivery, quality and innovation, our foundation rests on providing clinically excellent and compassionate care.

We’ve been serving our community since 1940, when we opened our doors as Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Since then, our network has grown to include more than 40 hospitals and 900 care locations ranging from doctors’ offices to behavioral health centers to nursing homes.

Our focus: Delivering the highest quality patient care, supporting medical research and education, and joining with partners outside our walls to keep our community healthy.