Description

UNC Health Southeastern Cardiology & Cardiovascular Care seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our community-based practice of Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Surgeons, and APPs. 

RECOGNIZED FOR HIGH QUALITY 

UNC Health Southeastern earned these distinctions:
?Chest Pain - MI Registry? Gold Performance Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology in 2022 because of our commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients ?US News & World Report 2023 High Performing in Heart Attack and Heart Failure 
?Competitive compensation and benefits package
?M-F 8am - 5pm
?One weekend/month, Sat-Sun, 8am - 12pm, coverage for consultations
?Combination of clinical duties, stress testing, and patient consultation 

Education Requirements: Completion of an accredited graduate-level Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) program. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed as an Advanced Practice Provider (i.e., Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant) in the state of North Carolina or eligible. Board certification if required by the Department. 

UNC Health Southeastern is a non-profit, comprehensive health care system, with a market draw of 175K. UNC Health Southeastern licensed for 452 beds offers a combination of acute care, intensive care, and psychiatric services to more than 15,000 inpatients and 61,000 emergency patients annually. Southeastern is proud to have a large group of medical students and 90 residents in three programs (EM, IM, FM) operating and rotating on our campus and 30+ clinics. Southeastern plans to add Fellowship programs in cardiology, critical care and sports medicine in 2025 and 2026. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Professional Experience Requirements: APP experience preferred. 

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Demonstrated clinical competency. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Demonstrated written and verbal communication and strong analytical skills. Effective interaction to ensure the successful care of patients in the clinical setting. Documentation in the medical record to substantiate accurate billing. 

COMMUNITY

Located in Robeson County, Lumberton, North Carolina is ideally located on I-95 just 20 minutes north of the South Carolina border. Popular cities and beaches, such as Raleigh, Wilmington, and Myrtle Beach, are only 90 minutes away! The city is full of history, culture, and fun. Hike or bike on the Riverwalk near Historic Downtown, paddle down the Lumber River, and enjoy the local festivals and downtown events. 

ABOUT US

UNC Health is an award-winning, not-for-profit integrated health care system committed to delivering state-of-the-art health care and outstanding service to patients. North Carolina?s largest academic health system, we proactively focus on healthy-based, personalized care while we change the course of people?s lives. Headquartered in Chapel Hill and affiliated with the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, UNC Health currently comprises UNC Hospitals and its provider network, fourteen hospitals and eighteen hospital campuses statewide. 

CONTACT

Cindy Leonard | Network Physician Recruiter
p (984) 974-4667
cindy.leonard@unchealth.unc.edu 

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Southeastern

Organization Unit: Talent Acquisition 

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Lumberton

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Keywords: APP, advanced practice provider, cardiology, stroke, cardiovascular, heart, cardio

About UNC Health

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.

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