Advanced Practice Provider - Clinical Decision Unit

As a Clinical Decision Unit Advanced Practice Provider, you will work alongside Emergency Medicine (EM) Physicians, other EM APPs, and EM nurses and staff to take care of patients and save lives. Though APPs in this role will collaborate with and share all patients with physicians, autonomy is both encouraged and fostered. Our EM CDU APPs will learn to manage acute and chronic conditions with increasing independent expertise and are encouraged to practice at the top of their license. Although the focus of this role is primarily clinical, there will be Career Development opportunities with access to get involved in Education and Quality Improvement initiatives. 

Each year approximately 60,000 residents from the High Point, Winston-Salem, Kernersville and Greensboro areas choose AHWFB High Point Medical Center to care for them in all types of emergencies. 

The Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) at High Point Medical Center is a designated area within the hospital that allow our providers to monitor and evaluate the medical conditions of patients. CDU designed for patients who do not meet criteria for inpatient admission but are not well enough to go home and require further observation. This unit provides ongoing effort to improve patient experience by centralizing care for patients.

While in the CDU, patients will be regularly assessed by a multidisciplinary care team of physicians, advanced practice providers, and other clinical professionals. After providing all necessary diagnostic tests, medications, and therapies, providers will usually be able to make a decision about admitting the patient to the hospital or discharging them.

Location:

High Point, NC is conveniently located in the beautiful Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina has a moderate climate with all four seasons and a cost of living well below the national average. The Blue Ridge Mountains and Parkway are a 1-to-2-hour drive to the north and west, and North Carolina's beaches are close enough to enjoy during long weekends. The region is on an upward trajectory that still maintains its Southern roots and small-town feel. Although the region is traditionally Southern in its friendliness, it has an international vibe with an array of festivals and a wide variety of restaurants and entertainment options.

About Us:

Affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (AHWFB), Wake Forest Emergency Providers (WFEP) is a nationally recognized, 501c3 non-profit, proudly providing health care for all! We are contracted with select, partner organizations to provide staffing for Hospital Emergency Departments, Free Standing Emergency Departments, and Urgent Cares throughout the North Central and Northwest regions of North Carolina. 

What We Believe:

When you join Wake Forest Emergency Providers, 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 Advocate Health, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.

Click here to learn more about working as an APP at: Wake Forest Emergency Providers

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program
• Licensed, or eligible, for North Carolina as an NP or PA.
• Preferred Nurse practitioners ENP certified or eligible to sit for ENP boards within reasonable timeframe. 
  • or ACGNP certification
• BLS, ACLS, and ATLS through American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health E