- The nation's first Physician Assistant Program was created at Duke in 1965 and is consistently ranked No. 1 in the country.
- The Duke School of Nursing is consistently ranked as one of the top nursing schools and their MSN and DNP programs offers eight advanced practice registered nurse majors and specialty certifications, as well as post master's certificates and certification alignment programs.
- Commitment to ongoing learning for APPs through annual CME funding and access to high-quality Duke CME offerings including APP Grand Rounds and a professional advancement program. APPs are leaders in multiple arenas within Duke.
- Duke offers APPs opportunities to practice within team based integrative care in a tremendous variety of specialties. APPs are expected to work to top of scope in order to contribute to Duke's missions which include clinical practice, education, and research.
- Practice locations can include Duke Health's three hospitals or over 140 primary care and specialty care clinics throughout North Carolina.
- Provides care to patients of all ages(newborn to elderly adult).
- Completes history/ physical examinations, and consultations
- Completes admission and perioperative orders including consultations
- Completes data acquisition/analysis and database maintenance
- Coordinates/communicates patient care with nursing staff
- Participates in patient/family education
- Communicates with referring/consulting housestaff and physicians as well as outside referring physicians.
- Obtains data for surgical research
- Initiates/participates in resuscitation of patients (by ACLS standards)
- Participates in medical chart maintenance
- Participates in all aspects of follow-up care for discharged patients through clinic visits and phone calls.
- Evaluates pre and postoperative patients in the clinic setting
- Initiates orders for medications
- Participates in clinical trial enrollment
- Orders and schedules laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
- Performs procedures such as surgical first assisting, conduit harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting procedures, simple wound debridement, suturing and wound vac dressing management.
- Documents progress/interval notes and narrative discharge summaries; prepares patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings.
- Nurse Practitioners: Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master's degree in Nursing.
- Physician Assistants: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree strongly preferred.
- RNFA certification required for NP applicants.
- ACLS certification required.
- BLS required.
- Nurse Practitioners: Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required. National certification as a NP required prior to or within 6 months of employment.
- Physician Assistants: Must be licensed in the state of NC, and be certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
- 1+ years of surgical APP experience strongly preferred.
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Physician Assistant - Durham, NC, United States - Duke University
Description
As a part of Duke Health's outpatient clinic network, you will enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits plans, convenient work hours, and many opportunities for career advancement.
Become a part of a team that values and invests in you.Duke Advanced Practice Highlights:
Duke University Medical Center, Duke Medicine Circle, Durham, NC
Job Summary
We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider in our Duke Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic located in Durham, NC to provide medical and surgical care
for patients requiring cardiothoracic surgery, advanced heart failure management and mechanical support.
The cardiothoracic physician assistant will perform these services under the direct supervision of the faculty physician(s) and will provide perioperative care in various medical center settings.
Primary hours will be Monday through Friday, day shift, with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients. Rotational on-call responsibilities for emergent surgical cases when assistance is required.Job Duties & Responsibilities
Education
Monday-Friday, day shift, with flexibility to meet clinic needs
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.
To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard.
All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.Essential Physical Job Functions:
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities.
Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.Nearest Major Market:
Durham
Nearest Secondary Market:
Raleigh