American Addiction Centers·Concord, North Carolina
The APP manages the care of all patients in the Acute Care Surgery/Emergency General Surgery setting as part of an interdisciplinary team, performing assessments, determining treatment plans, and evaluating consults. Essential functions include rounding on pre- and post-operative patients, first assisting in various emergency and elective general surgery cases, and documenting all patient encounters.
Status: Full time
Benefits: Eligible:
Hours Per Week: 40
Friday - Sunday, Day Shifts, 12 - 13hr
4 - 5 Weekends Off Annually
$51.05 - $76.60
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 Physicians to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds, and progressive visionaries together.
The APP is a patient-centered, system-oriented teammate who manages the care of all patients within the Acute Care Surgery/Emergency General Surgery setting. The APP is an integral part of an interdisciplinary team to perform assigned clinical duties, while displaying the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct as well as acting in the best interest of Atrium Health, supporting our mission, vision and values.
Patient Care
Ability to provide patient centered care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
Medical Knowledge
Ability to demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical and cognate (epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care.
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Ability to investigate and evaluate patient care practices, appraise, and assimilate scientific evidence, and improve their patient care practices.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Ability to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, families, and professional associates.
Professionalism
Ability to demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to a diverse patient population.
Systems-Based Practice
Demonstrate an awareness of and responsibilities to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value.
Graduation from an accredited NP or PA program. Eligibility for licensure to practice as a NP or PA in the state of practice. Eligibility for prescriptive privileges and DEA license required. BLS, and ACLS from AHA required. ATLS from ACS required. Maintenance of Certification is required.
Nurse Practitioners are required to have a Master’s Degree in Nursing or Doctorate of Nursing Practice, as well as be Certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. AGACNP certification from a nationally recognized certifying body for the population served required.
Physician Assistants are required to have a master’s degree and certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to respond to age specific issues and data reflective of the patient’s status. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the following age groups:
Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.
This position reports directly to their collaborating physician and/or APP leader.
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Advocate Health [https://www.advocatehealth.org/] 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 [https://www.advocatehealth.com/] in Illinois; Atrium Health [https://atriumhealth.org/] in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care [https://www.aurorahealthcare.org/] 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 [https://school.wakehealth.edu/] 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.
Candidates must graduate from an accredited NP or PA program and be eligible for licensure and prescriptive privileges in the state of practice, requiring BLS, ACLS from AHA, and ATLS from ACS. Nurse Practitioners specifically need a Master’s Degree in Nursing or DNP, and AGACNP certification, while Physician Assistants require a master’s degree and NCCPA certification.
Market context
Advanced-practice roles in North Carolina often show steady demand in hospitals, clinics, and specialty practices, especially for candidates who can work autonomously and meet licensure and certification requirements. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for a graduate nursing degree, 2–4 years of relevant experience, and current NC licensure, DEA, and BLS credentials. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save time, then confirm your certifications and tailor your application to the setting and scope of practice.