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APP / Hospitalist / Full Time

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Summary of Performance Expectations.

Works in collaboration with the hospitalist physician providing direct clinical services for acutely ill adult patients (18 years and older). Performs history, physical examinations, diagnoses, and prescribe therapeutic treatment regimens as indicated. Interprets results and therapeutic responses to treatments.

Education and Credentials

Required

Current NC RN license or licensure from Nursing Compact State. Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program. American Nurses Credentialing Center Board Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner or as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care, or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners certification as an Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner.

BCLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA), for healthcare providers. ACLS for healthcare providers, from the American Heart Association, within twelve months of employment.

Preferred

Work Experience

Required

Five years experience as a registered nurse in an acute care setting. Given training and on-the-job experience incumbent should be proficient in the basic aspects of the job within three months of employment date.

Preferred

Key Responsibilities

Collaborates with hospitalist physicians to provide direct clinical care for acutely ill adult patients. Performs physical examinations, diagnoses conditions, and prescribes therapeutic treatment regimens.

Requirements

Requires an active NC RN license and graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Candidates must hold board certification as a Family or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and possess five years of acute care nursing experience.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDiagnosisHospitalist collaboration

Hospital Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 74% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution41 jobs · 34 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
Sign-on bonus
51%
CME allowance
43%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Hospital Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 297 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Hickory

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Typical market rent
$1,531/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.5
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 · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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