Description

APP for UNC Lifestyle & Wellness Center- Lenoir, NC

UNC Caldwell is the choice for health care in Caldwell County, NC. The 137-bed licensed acute care hospital includes 110 medical and 27 psychiatric beds and is a member of the UNC Health System. The Emergency Department sees approximately 30,000 visits a year. UNC Caldwell provides the majority of primary care and select specialty care to the surrounding market from thirteen separate medical park locations throughout the county. The Caldwell team is seeking a highly passionate PA or NP to join this new service line focused on weight management and the overall health of patients.

General Description:

• Full-time, with 36 patient contact hours per week. Monday- Friday (potentially half day on Friday)
• Location- Quest4Life Wellness Center, 1031 Morganton Blvd. SW #A, Lenoir, NC 28645
• Duties: This brand-new service line will focus on weight management and the overall health of patients. This will include: health assessments, education, nutrition support, exercise guidance and medication support. The APP will have its own panel of patients that will mostly be referred by primary care providers (the clinic will also accept self-referrals). Additionally, the APP will be present at the same hours as the cardiopulmonary rehab classes for supervisory purposes. No after-hours call is required.
• Requirements: must have BLS certification, must have Weight Loss Certification to satisfy payer requirements- Obesity Medicine Association, Certificate of Advanced Education in Obesity Medicine | Obesity Medicine Association
• Staff & Space: 1 APP on-site with physician oversight offered but not on sight regularly. The APP will work closely with the coach on site who will write weekly exercise programming as well as nutrition consults. Office space will include a waiting area, 1 exam room, provider office, MA station, check-in and triage space. Opening date is scheduled for 7/1/25.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group life, employee assistance program (EAP), flexible spending account, and 403b, relocation allowance, PTO, CME and Professional Liability allotted
• Location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northwestern North Carolina in Lenoir, NC
• Voted one of the Top Adventure Towns by National Geographic Adventure Magazine
• One hour-and-ten-minutes travel time each to: Charlotte Douglas International Airport; the eclectic attractions of Asheville; the arts and history of Winston-Salem; and only 20 minutes to the North Carolina High Country and the mountain seasonal resort community of Blowing Rock

About UNC Health

UNC Health is charting a new course for the organization, one that reflects our aspirations, values and the high expectations customers have in today’s healthcare marketplace. These changes will help the organization adopt business and medical practices that will help us become a more responsive, customer-focused, integrated healthcare system. UNC Health and its 33,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.

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