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Lead, Heal, Innovate – Atrium Health Surgery is Growing in Greater Charlotte

Atrium Health is seeking experienced and passionate Advanced Practice Providers to join our dynamic Surgery team in Greater Charlotte—where innovation in healthcare meets the vibrant lifestyle, diverse culture, and natural beauty of one of the fastest-growing cities in the Southeast.

See below for positions with Atrium Health Surgery:

Trauma and Acute 
Transplant Surgery Nocturnal
Acute Care
Head & Neck 

The Surgery Division is organized into the Sections of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Acute/Emergency General Surgery.  Currently, there are 17 surgeons and 18 APPs in the Division.  Trauma and Surgical Critical Care services are performed at Atrium Charlotte - a 874 bed, tertiary/quaternary care hospital, ACS-verified Level I trauma center.  Our Trauma service has ~ 7000 Trauma Code activations annually with ~ 4500 trauma admissions.   Our Surgical Critical Care provides care for ~1500 patient consults per year on a variety of service lines such as: Transplant, HEENT, Surgical Oncology, Emergency General Surgery, Orthopedic, Hepatobiliary, Trauma, Vascular, etc. 

Most recently, Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health, including Wake Forest School of Medicine officially joined as a single enterprise, Atrium Health. The Enterprise will have over 70,000 teammates working together to provide personalized care for each of the 15 million annual patient encounters.

What Atrium Health has to offer:

Competitive salary and benefits: generous pay and benefits package (including parental leave, disability, life insurance, and retirement plan with company match)
Day 1 Benefits
Career Progression: upward mobility within the organization
Work/Life Balance: Enjoy the ability to get a schedule that works best for you, so you have plenty of time to enjoy life outside of work

Education, Experience and Certifications:

Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state one works. Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in NC required. BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice. Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and make proactive decisions. Current BCLS, ACLS, PALS, and ATLS preferred. Also critical care experience preferred. 

Nurse Practitioner: Master’s Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. Acute Care board certification required based upon population and acuity served.
1 Year experience ACNP or AGANP 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.
1 Year experience required

To be considered, please reach out to Lyric Whitener, [email protected].