Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Infusion Center, Team Leader

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

 

About Duke University Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Healthhospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

 

 

Job Location      

This position will have a main location Duke University Hospital Campus in Clinic 2A.  the leadership responsibilities may require some traveling to the other sites a few times a year.  

 

Job Summary
The Center for Advanced Practice (CAP) and Duke Health Integrated Practice (DHIP) employs a Team Leader model to advance its vision of a cohesive, goal‑driven center that promotes excellence in advanced clinical practice across the healthcare continuum. The Team Leader provides leadership and support to Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), fostering clinical excellence, quality outcomes, effective communication, professional development, and collaboration within the team and across service lines while also participating in strategic planning and decision-making to align with CAP, DHIP and DUHS goals.

In addition to team leadership responsibilities, the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) serves as a key member of the Duke Specialty Infusion Center (DSIC). Working collaboratively with medical, nursing, and pharmacy colleagues—and under the supervision of the DSIC Medical Directors—the APP delivers direct patient care within the infusion center. Responsibilities include patient triage, performing physical examinations, collecting and documenting clinical data, conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ordering and coordinating laboratory studies and specialty consultations, serving as the first responder for patient needs, prescribing appropriate interventions and medications, and ensuring seamless coordination of care.

The APP supports excellence in patient care, education, research, and contributes to the overall leadership and advancement to the organization and the APP profession.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities

1. Utilize assessment, diagnostic and clinical skills and knowledge in order to provide clinical care to patients during their admission.
2. Perform necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (within the scope of practice of the supervising physician). 
3. Conduct and obtain patient histories, perform physicals examination, monitor patient progress, order appropriate medications, laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. 
4. Prescriptive practice with the exception of chemotherapy and IMID therapy: per Duke policy
5. 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

1. Accept scheduled and unscheduled inpatients
2. Evaluate potential admission in the ER to facilitate patient care.
3. Facilitate daily rounds ion the unit.
4. Collaborate with other program and non-program services, physicians and nursing staffs in order to provide a longitudinal continuity of care between the inpatient and outpatient setting, and through follow-up
5. Participate in meeting the educational requirements of students, medical  residents, fellows and other members of the health care team
6. Collaborate with members of the health care team in helping to assure compliance with research related protocols.
7. Collaborate with the nurse manager in the identification of problems and their resolution in order to assure the providing of safe, but cost effective patient care
8. Actively participate in program related committees and/or projects
9. Provide a summary report on the status of inpatients to the attending and medical resident/fellow on call prior to leaving each evening
10. Assure proper charges have been posted and appropriate documentation provid