If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. We invite experienced NPs and PAs to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and progressive visionaries together in our team at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte, NC. 

Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute’s Electrophysiology program is seeking a full-time advanced practice provider (APP) to join our practice of specialized cardiology MDs and APPs. This APP will function independently in the inpatient hospital and outpatient clinic-based setting in collaboration with a supervising physician and other members of a multidisciplinary team for our Electrophysiology Program at Atrium Health Pineville. 

Areas of clinical work include but not limited to: medicine/surgical floors, cardiovascular telemetry unit, CVICU, MICU, PICU, emergency department, cardiovascular OBS unit, and OP office setting. This is a 1^st shift position with some weekend and holiday work required. Back-up coverage for all shifts in emergent/urgent occasions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform admissions, consults, physical exams, daily rounding notes, collect and document data, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within scope, order and schedule laboratory studies, and consult other specialties when appropriate.
• Office duties include routine follow up exams, pre-operative cardiac evaluations, new patient evaluations and consults.
• Perform tilt table testing, manage Tikosyn and Sotalol drug loads when hospitalized, order appropriate interventions, diagnostic tests (e.g. – echocardiograms, stress tests, MRIs, CTs, cardiac catheterization) and medications.
• Implement effective communication skills with both patients and colleagues that demonstrates a commitment to consistently providing an excellent patient experience for every patient. 

Position Qualifications:

Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of North and South Carolina. Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in North and South Carolina. Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice. Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and concentrate. At least one year of direct cardiology experience highly preferred.

Nurse Practitioner:

Master’s Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. Acute care trained and certified required based on population served. 

Physician Assistant:

Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master’s Degree preferred. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.

About SHVI:

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute is one of the Southeast's largest cardiac and vascular programs providing the highest quality care available to patient with cardiovascular disease throughout North and South Carolina. Sanger employs more than 110 physicians in a network of more than 25 locations to provide the highest quality care available to patient with cardiovascular disease. Sanger has more than 50 years of experience in providing comprehensive acute and chronic cardiovascular services, including the region's only heart transplant center and pediatric heart surgery program. 

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.