Advanced Practitioner - Pediatric Palliative Enhanced Care

04458 WFBMG University Group Practice: WFBMC Main - Pediatrics: Neonatology

Full time

Yes

40

Mon-Friday 8-5

Pay Range

$50.05 - $75.10

The Pediatrics Department at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Brenner Children’s Hospital is recruiting a full-time advanced practice provider (APP) to join their palliative and complex care teams. This APP will support our Care Always Neonatal-Perinatal Palliative Care team primarily providing inpatient consultation to neonates and their families who have life-limiting diagnoses, have delivered peri-viably, or who are expected to survive with complex medical needs. This APP will also work with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social worker and a patient navigator of the Pediatric Enhanced Care Program to provide clinical care for children with medical complexity in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The APP should be able to care for patients spanning the entire pediatric age range with a variety of diagnoses and will collaborate with specialties across the health system. Our teams work together to ensure consistent messaging regarding diagnosis, prognosis, and options for management as well as to support the family in shared decision making to achieve goals of care and optimization of quality of life. There are many opportunities to pursue academic interests in education, quality improvement, outreach, and research. Position would be a 5-day work week model.

What We Have to Offer:

• CME Reimbursement: Receive up to $2,500 and 5 additional PTO days/year for Continuing Medical Education.
• Work/Life Balance: Enjoy weekday only work hours, no weekend call.
• Generous PTO: Accrual starts at 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Relocation Assistance: Enjoy $7,500 in relocation assistance, paid within the first 30 days of employment.
• Career Growth & Stability: Experience a rewarding career with ample opportunities for advancement and stability, supported by a consistently high patient volume.
• A Rich Quality of Life: Indulge in a vibrant lifestyle within North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region, boasting an abundance of walking and biking trails, nationally acclaimed golf courses, active arts communities, tantalizing Southern cuisine, and an array of artisan craft breweries and wineries.

What You'll Do:

As a valued member of our healthcare team, the PA/NP will play a key role in team-focused patient care, conducting thorough examinations and evaluations in medical settings.

Primary areas of focus will be:

• Assist in management of pediatric palliative care and medically complex children
• 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.
• Completing daily rounds for patients on service
• Inpatient consults
• Assist in recommendation orders to primary teams
• Facilitating complex discharges
• Providing patient and family education
• Participation in trach vent clinic
• Coordinating other necessary consulting services (e.g. speech, nutrition, neurology, PT/OT)
• Direct communication to PCPs and other outpatient providers

Other duties

• Participate in quality improvement and research projects

Physician Assistant (PA) Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program; Master's Degree preferred
• Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Requirements:

• Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner Master's Program, Master's degree or higher required
• Current North Carolina Board of Nursing Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license

Certification

PA-C or PNP-AC

Where You'll Live:

The picturesque cities of North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region are ranked among US News & World Report's Top 50 Best Places to Live and Top 40 Best Places to Retire in 2023. This includes:

• Affordable Living: Enjoy a family-friendly and affordable area, with housing costs 31% below the national average.
• Great Schools: Access to top-notch educational institutions and high-ranking school systems provide excellent opportunities for personal and academic growth.
• Vibrant Neighborhoods: Join a regional population of 1.6 million residents, where lively downtowns and family-orientated neighborhoods create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

When you join Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, you are welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing – for all.

Hours

Mon-Friday 8-5

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program