About this role
The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Fellow, with the dyad supervision of the APP mentor and primary supervising physician and overarching leadership and guidance from the APP Director of Education and Professional Development, Vice President of Medical Education and APP Education Manager, performs as an integral member of the provider team, providing specialized patient care developed per fellowship program. Each program is designed to provide a comprehensive educational experience. Understanding the needs of the organization and supporting the mission, values, and management of WakeMed Physician Practices, the fellow will engage in collaborative care with a multidisciplinary healthcare team for a broad range of health services. At the completion of the fellowship, the fellow will be able to demonstrate excellence in medical management and procedures. The General Surgery Trauma Fellow will participate in a 12-month program that will provide enhanced training and skills to enrich the care of the general surgery/trauma patient. The fellow will be an integral member of the general surgery/ trauma team, providing direct high quality, evidence-based care within a diverse and complex health care environment under the dyad supervision of the general surgery trauma APP mentor and primary supervising physician. With the overarching leadership and guidance of the Vice President of Medical Education and APP Education Manager, the fellow will have a comprehensive educational experience that will foster advanced clinical knowledge and skill set for direct clinical care of the general surgery/trauma patient. The fellow will engage in collaborative care with a multidisciplinary healthcare team for a broad range of health services and will become well versed in a diverse set of bedside procedural skills with opportunities for da Vinci? Surgical System robotic first assist training. At the completion of the fellowship, the fellow will be able to demonstrate excellence in management of general surgery/trauma patients in all care settings. Basic Life Support Required within 6 months of hire. *This position is slated to start 10/12/26 with an annualized base salary of $86,715
Department Description
Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.
EOE
Licensure
Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Required
Education
Bachelor's Degree Physician Assistant or Master's Degree Physician Assistant Required or
Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree Nursing Required
Experience
No Experience Required
Other facts
About WakeMed Health & Hospitals
WakeMed Health & Hospitals is a private, not-for-profit health care organization based in Raleigh, N.C.
The 900+ bed system comprises a network of health care facilities that includes:
• Level I Trauma Center and tertiary referral hospital, children’s hospital and rehabilitation hospital in Raleigh, N.C.
• Community hospital in Cary
• Women’s hospital and family health center in North Raleigh
• Comprehensive outpatient centers and freestanding emergency departments in Brier Creek, Garner and Apex
• Freestanding Children's Emergency Department and dedicated Children’s Hospital
• One of the highest volume heart centers in the United States
• Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Multiple outpatient rehabilitation sites
• 40+ primary care and specialty physician practices
• Home health services
WakeMed’s team of 8,000+ nurses, technologists and medical support staff and more than 1,000 affiliated physicians serve the residents of Wake County and beyond using the most advanced technologies and facilities to ensure the finest in health care.
Specialties
WakeMed is home to two nationally accredited, award winning Chest Pain Centers and two nationally accredited, award winning Stroke Centers. Centers of excellence include cardiac and vascular care, women’s and children’s services, physical rehabilitation, emergency and trauma, orthopedics, neurosciences, home care and numerous wellness and community outreach programs.
What you'll do
- The fellow will provide specialized patient care as part of the general surgery/trauma team under the supervision of experienced mentors. They will engage in collaborative care and develop advanced clinical skills over the course of the 12-month fellowship program.
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