Plastic Surgery- Fulltime PA​/NP

Position Overview

Department: 02409 GCMG Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:
Charlotte - Surgery:
Plastic and Reconstruction

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information: variable days

Pay Range: $47.50 - $71.25

The Department of Surgery at Atrium Health is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for the Division of Plastic Surgery. The Division of Plastic Surgery has 9 surgeons, 7 APPs and 11 staff teammates.

This Monday to Friday, full‑time position will directly support the Atrium Health Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery team. The role is primarily inpatient, with variable patient load based on inpatient volume. Focus will be on inpatient management, outpatient APP clinic visits 2–3 times weekly, minor bedside surgical procedures, and opportunity for OR, when needed.

Practice is primarily reconstructive plastic surgery. The APP will assist surgeons who specialize in head/neck reconstruction, pediatric craniofacial surgery, cutaneous malignancy reconstruction, orthopedic reconstruction, OMFS trauma, and a smaller population of breast reconstruction.

• Inpatient management and care coordination.
• Attend outpatient APP clinic 2–3 times per week.
• Perform minor bedside surgical procedures.
• Assume operating room responsibilities as required.

• Must have or be eligible for a DEA license.
• Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in North Carolina.
• Eligible for prescriptive authority through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in NC.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA with expiration date > 90 days from start of practice.
• Three years of relative experience and/or surgical background preferred.

• Nurse Practitioner – Master’s Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required; licensed Registered Nurse and nationally recognized practice certification required; acute‑care board certification based on population and acuity served.
• Physician Assistant – Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required;
  Master’s Degree preferred; national certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.

Atrium Health is one of the largest, most comprehensive and integrated public, not‑for‑profit systems in the nation, with more than 7,500 licensed beds, over 65,000 employees and more than 12 million patient encounters annually.

The Division of Plastic Surgery offers head and neck reconstruction for the Levine Cancer Institute, maxillofacial and craniofacial surgeries, Mohs surgery, trauma reconstruction, skin cancer reconstruction and is one of the three busiest centers in the U.S. for DIEP breast reconstruction.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well‑being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, career development and more – so you can live fully at and away from work.

• Base compensation within the listed pay range.
• Premium pay such as shift, on‑call and other adjustments.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and short‑ and long‑term disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.

Advocate Health is the third‑largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It operates under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois;
Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. With a headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, it serves nearly 6 million patients, engages in hundreds of clinical trials, and partners with Wake Forest University School of Medicine. 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 in more than 200 programs.

It is committed to providing equitable care for all and gives more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.