Critical Care-Cardiac Intensive Care Unit - NP/PA - Full-Time

Variable for 24/7 coverage model.

Join a premier Cardiac Intensive Care Unit caring for some of the most complex and critically ill cardiovascular patients in the region. We are seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to become part of a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary cardiac critical care team.

·         2+ years of cardiac critical care, CVICU, CICU, or ICU experience

·         Experience with ECMO, Impella, IABP, and advanced hemodynamic management

·         High-acuity CICU managing:

o    Cardiogenic shock

o    Advanced heart failure

o    Post-myocardial infarction complications

o    Mechanical circulatory support (ECMO, Impella, IABP, VAD)

·         Work alongside nationally recognized cardiologists, intensivists and cardiac surgeons

·         24/7 Cardiac Intensivist Support

·         Opportunity to participate in education, quality improvement, protocol development, and research initiatives

·         No call requirements

·         Twelve (13 hr) shifts/month; 145 shifts/year

·         Rotating days, nights, and weekends. Nocturnist or Weekender positions considered

·         Inpatient Cardiac ICU setting

·         Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and management of critically ill cardiac patients

·         Manage vasoactive infusions, inotropes, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and mechanical circulatory support devices

·         Collaborate with physicians, residents, nursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and ancillary services to optimize patient outcomes

·         Coordinate care transitions across the continuum of care

·         Contribute to evidence-based practice, education, and program development

·         Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program

·         Experience as an Advanced Practice Provider

·         Current North Carolina NP or PA license (or eligibility)

·         National certification (AGACNP, ACNP, or NCCPA)

·         BLS and ACLS certification

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:

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.