Vidant Medical Group and Vidant Medical Center are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work with its hospitalist team on the Cardiac Intermediate Unit.

Highlights include:

• Established hospitalist team of 8 Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
• General Medicine based team
• Privileges at Vidant Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center
• 7 on 7 off schedule
• Inpatient experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant required
• Candidate should be proficient with admissions, discharges, and work in a fast-paced, high volume environment

The East Carolina Heart Institute (www.eastcarolinaheartinstitute.com) ranks amongst the top cardiac facilities in the country. The six-story, 375,000-square-foot tower houses clinical space, diagnostic services, and cardiovascular operating rooms. It has 120 beds for patients undergoing procedures for cardiac medicine, cardiac surgery, and vascular surgery.

Vidant Medical Group is a multi-specialty physician group sponsored by Vidant Health. Currently Vidant Medical Group employs over 325 providers including primary care and specialists. The group offers the infrastructure needed to manage a modern medical practice including processes for billing and collection, group contracting, electronic medical records and other technologies.

Vidant Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the flagship hospital for Vidant Health and serves as the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Vidant Medical Center is a fully accredited JCAHO hospital and is a 871-bed tertiary referral center, providing acute, intermediate, rehabilitation, and outpatient health services to more than 1.4 million people in 29 counties.

Greenville/Pitt County, NC:

• One of the fastest growing urban centers in the state with a population of 85,000
• 85 miles east of Raleigh and 85 miles west of the beautiful North Carolina coastline
• Home to East Carolina University (ECU) which ranks third largest of public institutions in North Carolina
• ECU Brody School of Medicine established in 1977
• ECU School of Dental Medicine established in 2011
• Division I Conference USA athletics
• Nationally recognized arts, theater and music entertainment for the entire family
• Offers a desirable climate with mild winters and all four seasons – ideal for outdoor enthusiasts
• Extensive Parks & Recreation Department which offers 25 parks, a 3 ½ mile greenway, an outdoor amphitheater and a dynamic schedule of camps and classes suitable for all ages
• Named “Sportstown USA” city in NC by Sports Illustrated magazine
• Provides diverse and affordable housing options and excellent schools (public and private)
• Numerous shopping and dining opportunities including national chains and unique, locally-owned stores and restaurants
• Ranked as an “American City of the Future” by Financial Times