Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Trauma / Acute Care Surgery
About The Position
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. Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Health hospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more. The Trauma / ACS Team Inpatient Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides direct patient care services and performs medical acts under the supervision of the supervisory physician to patients on the ACS service, consulted ACS/, trauma and consult trauma patients at DUH. The APP performs physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies radiologic and professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, coordinates the care and discharge of patients and provides direct care to the patients on the ACS and trauma services. The Trauma / ACS APP contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, and provides leadership to the organization. Based on the needs of the service the APPs may have responsibilities in the operating room as first or second assist (rare).
Requirements
- NP: Graduate of accredited MSN or DNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program for adults.
- PA: Graduate of ARC accredited Physician Assistant program.
- NP: Current unrestricted RN licensure issued by or recognized by NCBON with authorization to practice as a NP
- PA: Current unrestricted medical license issued by NCMB with authorization to practice as a PA
- NP: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner for adults (ACNP or AGACNP) certification
- PA: PA-C certification
- BLS required
Nice To Haves
- PA: Master’s or Doctoral Degree Preferred.
- ACLS and ATLS strongly recommended but not required
- NP: 2+ years RN experience in the clinical care of trauma or general surgery is strongly preferred.
- NP: 1+ year NP experience preferred, ideally in trauma or general surgery capacity, but not required.
- PA: 1+ year PA experience in the clinical care of trauma or general surgery strongly preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Daily inpatient rounding on primary and consult teams
- Assist with daily notes
- Take first call on primary trauma and ACS patients
- Review and order diagnostic and lab studies
- Patient and Family education
- Provides continuity of care by working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary teams
- Staff new consults for trauma and ACS at DUH
- Assist with admissions
- Perform discharges
- Perform/Assist with Level 3 Trauma Activations
- Perform/Assist with Tertiary Exams
- Manage/Change/Apply wound vacs
- Assist in maintaining and improving Quality Metrics
- Provide collaborative and cost-effective care.
- Assist in operating room (rare)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
