Advocate Health Care

Advanced Practitioner, NP (RNFA)/PA, Breast Surgery

Advocate Health Care • $114K — $171K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
  • Eligible for or currently hold North Carolina licensure
  • Eligible for required hospital privileges
  • RNFA certification for Nurse Practitioners due to first assist role in OR
  • Board certified in NP specialty for Nurse Practitioners

Responsibilities

  • Provide patient-centered care within the Breast Surgery service
  • Evaluate and manage patients in outpatient clinical settings
  • Participate in inpatient care responsibilities as appropriate
  • Obtain patient histories and perform physical examinations
  • Develop and implement care plans in collaboration with supervising physician
  • Order and evaluate diagnostic studies and clinical testing
  • Provide patient and family education throughout the course of care

Benefits

  • Monday-Friday schedule from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Balanced call responsibility with a 1:6-week rotation
  • Additional compensation potential through RVU incentives
  • Opportunity to build a career in a specialized field of Breast Surgery
  • Collaborative work environment with interdisciplinary care team
Full Job Description

Department:

02406 WFBMG University Group Practice: WFBMC Main - Surgery: Oncology

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Pay Range:

$54.90 - $82.35

Position Overview

We are seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner (RNFA) or Physician Assistant) to join our Breast Surgery team in High Point, North Carolina.


This is a 1.0 FTE hybrid inpatient/outpatient position offering the opportunity to support patients across the breast surgery continuum of care. The APP will work collaboratively with the supervising physician and interdisciplinary care team while providing high-quality, patient-centered care in both the clinic and hospital setting.


This opportunity is open to experienced APPs as well as new graduates who are interested in developing their career in breast surgery.


Why You’ll Love This Opportunity


  • Build your career in the highly specialized field of Breast Surgery
  • Enjoy a Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. primary schedule
  • Gain experience across both outpatient and inpatient settings
  • Maintain a balanced call responsibility with a 1:6-week rotation
  • Earn additional compensation potential through RVU incentives
  • Join a role that welcomes both experienced APPs and new graduates
  • Develop your clinical expertise while working collaboratively within a specialized surgical environment

Position Responsibilities

The Advanced Practice Provider will collaborate with the breast surgery team to support the evaluation, treatment, and ongoing management of patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings.


  • Provide patient-centered care within the Breast Surgery service
  • Evaluate and manage patients in the outpatient clinical setting
  • Participate in inpatient care responsibilities as appropriate to the position
  • Obtain patient histories and perform physical examinations
  • Develop and implement appropriate plans of care in collaboration with the supervising physician
  • Order and evaluate appropriate diagnostic studies and clinical testing within the APP's scope of practice
  • Provide patient and family education throughout the course of care
  • Coordinate care with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team
  • Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation
  • Perform procedures within the scope of the position, training, credentialing, and applicable hospital privileges

Qualifications

Candidates should meet the appropriate education, certification, licensure, credentialing, and privileging requirements for practice as an Advanced Practice Provider.


Nurse Practitioner Candidates
  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
  • Eligible for or currently hold appropriate North Carolina licensure
  • Eligible for required hospital privileges
  • RNFA due to serving as first assist in OR

Physician Assistant Candidates
  • Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
  • Eligible for or currently hold appropriate North Carolina licensure
  • Eligible for required hospital privileges



Schedule & Call

The APP will also participate in the team's call schedule, with call coverage rotating approximately once every six weeks.

Why Join Us?

This position offers an opportunity for an APP to build or continue a career in Breast Surgery while practicing across both outpatient and inpatient environments. With new graduates considered, the opportunity may be particularly attractive to an NP or PA seeking specialty-focused surgical experience and the ability to develop professionally within a collaborative clinical environment.


EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:


  • Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner Master's Program



LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:


  • Current applicable state Board of Nursing Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license
  • Board certified in NP specialty



ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:


  • Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan.
  • Collaborates with medical team when needed for effective team-based care.
  • Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
  • Procedural skills per department or practice guidelines
  • 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.



SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:


Exceptional interpersonal skills


Excellent oral and written communications skills


Ability to maintain composure and work efficiently under pressure


Ability to perform complex patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures


Exemplary organizational skills


Willingness to perform other related duties other than those described herein



WORK ENVIRONMENT:


Efficient team based care


Professionalism and customer service skills essential


Potential irregular hours and/or call



PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
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