Physician Assistant - Smoking Cessation Program

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• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
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• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
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• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

 

 

Job Location

Hybrid position

• This position will be 50% inpatient in-person consults and 50% outpatient telehealth visits.
• Inpatient Consults are at Duke University Hospital

 

Job Summary

The Duke Smoking Cessation Program is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to provide medical care for adults who require tobacco use treatment in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The APP will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health care team to provide direct patient care services for patients with the supervision of the Medical Director of the Duke Smoking Cessation Program.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Record details of pertinent history, history of smoking-related illnesses, past medical, family and social history, surgical history and planned surgeries.
• Perform physical examinations in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Perform in-clinic procedures including spirometry and CO monitoring.
• Establish and develop treatment plan (in conjunction with Supervising Physician as needed)
• Prescribe appropriate medications
• Work closely with behavioral health and social work to address additional psychiatric and social barriers to smoking cessation.
• Patient and family teaching as appropriate
• Order appropriate labs, radiologic tests and procedures and follow up with patient as needed
• Coordinate care and refer to other medical professionals as needed
• Document clinic, telehealth, and other patient encounters in the Epic (Maestro) system
• Review outside records including clinic notes, hospital records, outside imaging, lab, and other test results
• Participate in basic science and clinical research projects conducted by the supervising physician
• Liaise with members of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation clinical research team to identify patients for research purposes
• Participate in enrollment of patients in clinical research studies
• May make work assignments for assigned nursing and technical personnel; review the work of other staff; train new personnel.
• Participate in teaching medical students, nursing students, physician assistant students, and other health professionals in techniques and procedures which are unique to specific clinical setting.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

 

Job Eligibility Requirements 

Education          

NP:         Graduate of accredited MSN or DNP Nurse Practitioner Program for adult care

PA:         Graduate of accredited Master’s Degree  or Doctoral Degree Physician Assistant Program

Certification

NP:         Any NP certification that treats adults (FNP, ANP, AGNP, AGACNP, etc.)

PA:         PA-C

Both:     Certified as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS) or eligible for certification, including being at least 6 months tobacco free and remaining tobacco free for the duration of employment.

Licensure

NP:         Must have unrestricted RN licensure issued by or recognized by the NCBON with authorization to practice as NP

PA:         Must have unrestricted license issued by the NCMB with authorization to practice as a PA

Both:     Federal and State DEA independent license with prescriptive authority