Physician Assistant Resident - Duke Surgical Residency Program

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Duke Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program is a 13-month intensive training program administered by the Department of Surgery at Duke University Medical Center. Physician Assistant Residents are credentialed as full members of the medical team and are involved in all aspects of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic patient care. The Resident will attend lectures, seminars, and skills laboratories and participate in clinical, hands-on patient care with appropriate oversight by the supervising physician and staff advanced practice providers. Duke offers APPs opportunities to practice within team-based integrative care in a tremendous variety of specialties. APPs are expected to work to the top of their scope 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.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• A Master's degree is required.
• BLS required.
• ACLS required within 3 months of hire.
• Must be licensed in the state of NC.
• Must be certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Nice To Haves

• New graduates welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with attending physician(s), provides direct clinical services for perioperative patients according to established protocols and utilizing evidence-based clinical practice standards.
• Performs triage, physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures, and professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, coordinates the care of patients, and provides direct patient care services.
• Formulates and implements treatment plans for acute illness management in collaboration with the attending physician(s).
• Analyzes clinical practice patterns to provide the best medical care and to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• Communicates verbally and in writing all pertinent patient information to the supervising MD, nursing staff, patient resource manager, home health agency, and other relevant healthcare providers.
• Provides timely documentation in the electronic medical record including daily notes, history and physicals, discharge summaries.
• Attend lectures, seminars, and skills labs that have been designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology of various disease processes. Instruction will cover both general and subspecialty topics. Emphasis will be placed on didactic and clinical training in general surgery, which will allow the resident to gain more autonomy as they master evaluation skills, knowledge of disease processes, and become competent in procedures necessary to practice in surgery as an advanced practice provider.
• In addition to classroom/laboratory instruction, the clinical curriculum will include attending weekly conferences organized by the Department of Surgery.
• Clinical curriculum duties will include history and physical examinations, writing patient orders and progress notes in the hospital record, responding to and evaluating patient problems, ordering diagnostic studies, and performing invasive procedures with appropriate competence checks and oversight by the supervising physician and/or designated back-up physicians.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level