Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology

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About Duke Raleigh Hospital, A Campus of Duke University Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with the Duke Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. With 204-beds, it is the third largest of the four Duke Health hospitals and offers a comprehensive array of services, including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, advanced gastrointestinal, and wound healing care.

 

JOB LOCATION 

Duke Raleigh Hospital, A Campus of Duke University Hospital, Department of Radiology, Community Division, 3400 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27609 

 

JOB SUMMARY 

The Radiology APP team works in collaboration with an attending radiologist, providing expertise in radiologic procedures and imaging evaluations. The APP exercises autonomy in decision-making and is involved in all phases of patient care, including pre-procedure consultation, radiologic interventions, and post-procedure follow-up. The APP provides direct patient care, including physical examination, collection and documentation of medical data, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ordering of laboratory studies, ordering and conducting of consultations, and prescription of appropriate medications. The APP demonstrates excellence in patient care, teaching, consultation, and leadership within the organization.  

 

JOB DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Elicit history and conduct physical examination pertaining to an indicated procedure, including medications, allergies, past medical history, imaging studies, risk factors, and history of present illness 
• Educate patients regarding necessity, requirements, preparation, anticipated effects, and risks of the study or procedure 
• Obtain informed consent prior to procedures, explaining risks, benefits, and alternatives.   
• Evaluate images, document findings, and review preliminary reports with a supervising radiologist 
• Provide patient education and support 
• Assess and treat allergic contrast reactions on DRAH campus
• Contrast extravasation management
• Clinic coverage shared with other APPs once weekly for new consults and follow-up
• Utilize current research and evidence-based decision-making in clinical practice 
• Provide clinical expertise in new patient evaluation and ongoing patient management in interventional radiology, including: 

• • • Collaboration with the healthcare team in comprehensive evaluation and workup of referrals
    • Scheduling new and established patients in the interventional radiology outpatient clinic 
    • Conducting and presenting outpatient, inpatient, and ED consultations 
    • Assessment of appropriateness of interventions 
    • Order, schedule, follow up, and document appropriate imaging and laboratory tests 
    • Ordering and scheduling appropriate interventional radiology procedures, including coordination with other medical specialties and healthcare entities 
    • Postprocedural follow up with assessment of response to and recovery from interventions, to include inpatient rounding and outpatient follow up, with documentation 

• Assessment of home health needs and coordination of outpatient services 

• Telephone and electronic communication triage including patient referrals, general inquiries and long-term follow-up 
• May perform the following: 
  • Patient history and physical exam 
  • Venipuncture  
  • Paracentesis, thoracentesis 
  • Barium studies 
  • Cystogram 
  • Arthrogram 
  • Interpretation of laboratory and imaging tests 
  • Moderate sedation 
  • Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy