What are the responsibilities and job description for the Weight Management Advanced Practice Provider (PA/NP)- UNC Caldwell, Hickory position at UNC Health?
Description
APP for UNC Lifestyle & Wellness Center- Hickory, NC
UNC Caldwell is the choice for health care in Caldwell County, NC. The 137-bed licensed acute care hospital includes 110 medical and 27 psychiatric beds and is a member of the UNC Health System. The Emergency Department sees approximately 30,000 visits a year. UNC Caldwell provides the majority of primary care and select specialty care to the surrounding market from thirteen separate medical park locations throughout the county. The Caldwell team is seeking a highly passionate PA or NP to join this new service line focused on weight management and the overall health of patients.
General Description:
- Full-time, with 32-36 patient contact hours per week. A tentative schedule of Tuesday-Friday.
- Location- YMCA of Hickory, 701 1st St. NW, Hickory, NC 28601
- Duties: This brand-new service line will focus on weight management and the overall health of patients. This will include: health assessments, education, nutrition support, exercise guidance and medication support. The APP will have its own panel of patients that will mostly be referred by primary care providers (the clinic will also accept self-referrals).
- Requirements: must have BLS certification, must have Weight Loss Certification to satisfy payer requirements.
- Staff & Space: 1 APP on-site with physician oversight offered but not on sight regularly. The APP will work closely with the coach on site who will write weekly exercise programming as well as nutrition consults. The Go-live date is tentative for May of 2025.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, group life, employee assistance program (EAP), flexible spending account, and 403b, relocation allowance, PTO, CME and Professional Liability allotted
- Location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northwestern North Carolina in Lenoir, NC
- Voted one of the Top Adventure Towns by National Geographic Adventure Magazine
- One hour-and-ten-minutes travel time each to: Charlotte Douglas International Airport; the eclectic attractions of Asheville; the arts and history of Winston-Salem; and only 20 minutes to the North Carolina High Country and the mountain seasonal resort community of Blowing Rock
To be considered, please email your resume to jennifer.lebeau@unchealth.unc.edu
