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Lincolnton, North Carolina

PA or Acute Care NP – General Surgery - Lincoln

Nurse Practitioner 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Pay as listed: $47.5-$71.25/hr · no call, no nights, no weekends · Lincolnton, North Carolina · pays below the median of 18 Nurse Practitioner listings (19th percentile).

Listed compensation

$47.5-$71.25/hr

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Job Description

Department: 02400 GCMG General Surgery: Lincoln - Surgery

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Pay Range

  • $47.50 - $71.25
  • Atrium Health General Surgery Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC
  • Full-Time | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health. We invite Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to discover an opportunity to join Atrium Health General Surgery Lincoln in Lincolnton, North Carolina

This full-time opportunity offers a balanced hybrid inpatient and outpatient general surgery role, combining clinic-based patient care with inpatient responsibilities and operating room assistance. The APP will join an established, collaborative team consisting of two physicians and one APP, offering the opportunity to build surgical experience while working alongside physicians with deep experience serving the Lincoln community.

Position Highlights

  • Full-time, 1.0 FTE
  • Monday-Friday schedule with no nights, weekends, or call

Hybrid Inpatient/outpatient General Surgery Position

  • Typical schedule includes approximately: 3 days of outpatient clinic 2 days of inpatient care/OR assistance
  • Outpatient clinic hours are generally 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Inpatient/OR days may begin at approximately 7:00 AM
  • Assist physicians in the operating room
  • Perform appropriate in-office procedures, including port removals
  • Collaborative practice environment with two physicians and one APP
  • No academic or protected research responsibilities

What You’ll Do

The APP will support the General Surgery team across the continuum of inpatient and outpatient care. Responsibilities will include managing patients in the clinic, supporting hospitalized surgical patients, assisting physicians in the operating room, and performing appropriate office-based procedures.

This position provides a varied workweek for an APP interested in maintaining both clinical and surgical responsibilities rather than working exclusively in an inpatient or outpatient setting.

  • Ideal Candidate
  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
  • Appropriate board certification/training for the role
  • Eligible for or currently holds North Carolina licensure
  • Interested in a combination of outpatient general surgery, inpatient care, and operating room responsibilities
  • Comfortable learning surgical first-assist responsibilities and office-based procedures
  • Collaborative and interested in working closely with an established surgical team
  • New graduates will be considered

Why Atrium Health General Surgery Lincoln?

This is an opportunity to join two experienced physicians who have served the community for many years and bring significant clinical experience to the practice. The position offers an APP the ability to develop a well-rounded general surgery skill set through exposure to the clinic, inpatient environment, operating room, and office-based procedures.

Our Commitment to You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  • Benefits and more

Paid Time Off Programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • 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

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e. g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

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.

Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

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 across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Key Responsibilities

The APP will manage patients across both inpatient and outpatient settings, including clinic-based care and hospital rounds. Additionally, they will assist physicians in the operating room and perform office-based procedures such as port removals.

Requirements

Candidates must be an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with appropriate board certification and eligibility for North Carolina licensure. The role is open to new graduates who are comfortable learning surgical first-assist responsibilities and working in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Outpatient Clinic ManagementClinical Documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PA or Acute Care NP – General Surgery - Lincoln at Advocate Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 329 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 72% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$124k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $131k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.3this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Surgery (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 329 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Lincolnton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$305k
Typical market rent
$1,394/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Advocate Health

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Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off programs
Health, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
Educational Assistance Program