Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Abdominal Transplant

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Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States and is the number one hospital in North Carolina, according to U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024. Duke University Hospital is the largest of Duke Health's three hospitals and features 1048 patient beds, 65 operating rooms, as well as comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

 

 

Advanced Practice Provider – Abdominal Transplant

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

 

Job Location – Duke University Hospital, Abdominal Transplant Surgery

 

Job Summary

The Duke Abdominal Transplant Surgery Hospitalist Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA-C) provides direct patient care services for surgically and medically ill adult transplant and general surgery patients in Duke Hospital, the DMP or in the clinic in collaboration with physicians.  The NP or PA performs physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, coordinates the care and discharge of patients, may assist in the operating room and provides direct patient care services.  The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching and provides leadership in the organization.  This position has no operating room responsibilities.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities 

 

• Utilize assessment, diagnostic and clinical skills and knowledge in order to provide clinical care to patients during their admission.
• Perform necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (within the scope of practice of the supervising physician). 
• Conduct and obtain patient histories, perform physicals examination, monitor patient progress, order appropriate medications, laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. 
• Document the patient’s course of treatment at the direction of the supervising physician:

• History/ Physical/Admissions
• Problem List and Plan of Care
• Daily Progress Note
• Procedure Note
• Interval Notes
• Discharge Summary

• Facilitate daily rounds in the unit.
• Collaborate with consulting services, physicians and nursing staffs in order to provide a longitudinal continuity of care
• Participate in meeting the educational requirements of students, medical residents, fellows and other members of the health care team
• Collaborate with the nurse manager in the identification of problems and their resolution in order to assure the providing of safe, cost effective patient care
• Assure proper charges have been posted and appropriate documentation provided
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives for the unit.

 

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

PA:         Graduate of ARC accredited Physician Assistant Program. Master’s or Doctoral degree strongly preferred.

NP:         Graduate of an accredited MSN or DNP Acute Care / Critical Care Nurse Practitioner program.

 

Certification 

PA:         PA-C

NP:         ACNP or AGACNP is REQUIRED.

 

Licensure

PA:         Current unrestricted medical license issued by NCMB with authorization to practice as a PA

NP:         Current unrestricted RN license issued by or recognized by the NCBON with authorization to practice as an NP.

Both:     Federal and State Prescriptive Authority

 

Experience:

PA:         One or more years as a Physician Assistant in an inpatient hospitalist or surgical setting is strongly desired.

NP:         Three years minimum as a registered nurse, with minimum of one year experience as an Acute Care NP, preferably in an inpatient hospitalist or surgical setting.   

 

OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

 

Life support requirements:

BLS

ACLS

 

Physical and mental requirements:

• Able to clearly articulate scope of practice, and practices within those guidelines as a Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant in the state of North Carolina and within the Duke University Health System.