What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cardiology Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Hoke Hospital Campus position at FirstHealth of the Carolinas?
Overview
Come grow with us! Thriving, nationally recognized healthcare system invites an experienced Cardiology APP to join our team in Raeford, NC. FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a private, community based, not-for-profit health care network serving the mid-Carolinas.
Position Highlights
- Combined Inpatient/Outpatient position, Mon-Fri schedule. No call.
- Inpatient responsibilities include new consults, stress and nuclear test supervision, follow-up visits, and early discharges.
- Outpatient responsibilities include new patient clinic visits and follow-up visits along with timely administrative tasks in Epic EMR.
- State-of-the-art medical office building on hospital campus, fast access to diagnostic resources.
- Full-service cardiology practice – 30 experienced providers in 6 clinic locations supporting 5 hospitals in the region
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits package:
- Base salary plus quarterly productivity incentive
- Annual Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Free fitness center membership
- Health, life, and disability coverage options
- 2 retirement savings plans – 401a, 403b with match
- CME allowance plus reimbursement for NC license and DEA
- Provider wellbeing resources
- Paid malpractice with tail coverage
- 501(c)(3) status provides eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
Qualifications
- PA must be a graduate of an AMA approved Physician Assistant program and have NCCPA certification.
- NP must be a graduate of a nurse practitioner education program and have national certification.
- Advanced practice experience required, prefer 2 years in Cardiology.
- Experience supervising stress and nuclear tests.
- Must be comfortable independently managing assigned patients with minimal oversight from the supervising physician. We are unable to consider new graduates for this position.
- Must be able to exercise a high degree of initiative, judgment, and discretion in decision making.
- The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a rural health environment and conveys a genuine interest in delivering quality patient care to an underserved population.
- Experience in both inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Completion of Cardiology Fellowship is a plus.
- Completion of a nurse practitioner education program plus national certification.
- Clean background, unrestricted NC PA/NP license, NC DEA, AHA ACLS certification required
