Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / Physician Assistants
Internal Number: 73658
Description
APP Hospitalists Needed in Beautiful Western, NC
Caldwell UNC Health is the choice for health care in Caldwell County. The Emergency Department see approximately 30,000 visits a year. Caldwell Physician Network provides the majority of primary care and select specialty care to our market from eleven separate medical park locations throughout the county. Our 137-bed licensed acute care hospital is a member of the UNC Health System.
Position Details:
Experience is required due to ICU requirements for all hospitalist team members
Work with a team of experienced and highly skilled physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners
12 ICU beds with average daily total team "hospitalist" census of 55-65 patients (10 ICU), candidate must be comfortable managing ICU patients
Experience with procedures is preferred but not required (central line & vent management)
12 hour shifts, 7 on 7 off rotation (Monday-Sunday) or modified options
Lifestyle, Scenery, Recreation, Friendship, Professional Career--Have it ALL!
Location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northwestern North Carolina
Proximity to higher education opportunities: Appalachian State University in Boone, NC; Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC; Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute in Hudson, NC
One hour-and-ten-minutes travel time each to: Charlotte Douglas International Airport; the eclectic attractions of Asheville; the arts and history of Winston-Salem; and only 20 minutes to the North Carolina High Country and the mountain resort community of Blowing Rock.
UNC Health is charting a new course for the organization, one that reflects our aspirations, values and the high expectations customers have in today’s healthcare marketplace. These changes will help the organization adopt business and medical practices that will help us become a more responsive, customer-focused, integrated healthcare system. UNC Health and its 33,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.