Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) - Outpatient Cardiology - NC

JOB SUMMARY:
Work as part of a cardiovascular team to improve outpatient access for heart failure patients in a busy academic practice.  In this role as a Heart Failure, ambulatory APP, you will work alongside attending cardiologists, with other cardiology APPs, and with the support of cardiology nurses and staff to take care of Heart Failure patients.  This role will focus on Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant and have opportunities to participate in educational and scholarly activities that elevate an academic clinical environment.  Though APPs in this role will collaborate with and share all patients with attending physicians, significant autonomy is both encouraged and fostered, as our cardiology APPs will learn to manage acute and chronic conditions with increasing independent expertise.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Able to review and interpret cardiac imaging reports, explain abnormal findings to patients, and work with supervising attendings to generate next diagnostic and therapeutic steps.
2. Manage and respond to incoming outpatient patient digital communications and phone calls.
3. Collaborate and communicate professionally with referring providers and cardiology care team.
4. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from an accredited NP/PA Program
• Licensed, or eligible for license, by the NC Board of Nursing or NC Medical Board of Examiners
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Current American Heart Assoc. BLS and ACLS certification preferred
• No required APP post-graduate experience but clinical experience--especially within the cardiovascular field and Heart Failure--preferred.

A city of 230,000 people located in the beautiful Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, Winston-Salem enjoys a moderate climate with all four seasons and residents enjoy a cost of living 31% below the national average. The Blue Ridge Mountains and Parkway are a 1-2 hour drive to the north and west, and North Carolina's beaches are close enough to enjoy during long weekends.

Winston-Salem is a region on an upward trajectory that still maintains its Southern roots and small town feel. Although the city is traditionally Southern in its friendliness, it has an international feel. The metro area celebrates its diversity during an array of festivals and through a variety of cuisines. You'll find a multitude of restaurants serving everything from traditional North Carolina barbecue to Indian curries and Greek pastries, a thriving community of microbreweries and 42 wineries in the area.

As home to the first Arts Council in the United States, Winston-Salem paved the way for public-private support of the Arts, and created the model for Arts Councils nationwide. Our numerous galleries, performing arts groups, theaters, collectives and collections continue to attract and appeal to arts lovers worldwide.

For more information on Winston-Salem, please visit: www.visitwinstonsalem.com, www.winstonsalem.com and www.co.forsyth.nc.us.