CTICU / Cardiothoracic Critical Care APP / Physician Assistant
Company: Nurse.com
Location: Durham
Posted on: September 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Duke University Hospital
Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best
in the United States and is known around the world for its
outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University
Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive
diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional
emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65
operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital
outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an
extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For
2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University
Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology &
heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat,
gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology &
neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung
surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first
in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.
In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive,
geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that
include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty
clinics and outpatient surgery centers.
Highlights:
Duke is Recognized among the top in the nation in 2022
Duke Heart Center Advanced Practice Provider
Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Unit Advanced Practice
Provider (APP)
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner or Critical Care Physician
Assistant
Position Summary
The Duke Hospital Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU)
Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides direct patient care
services for complex critically ill cardiothoracic surgery and
Advanced Heart Failure patients, predominately in an intensive care
setting, as well as other units within Duke University Hospital
including the OR, PACU, Step-down units, inpatient units, emergency
department (ED), and hospital-based clinic settings in
collaboration with cardiac anesthesiology and under the supervision
of the cardiothoracic surgeon(s) and the Medical Director of the
CTICU. The APP 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, and provides direct patient
care services.
Position Responsibilities
Position Requirements
Education
NP: Graduate of accredited MSN or DNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Program
PA: Graduate of accredited Masters or Doctorate Degree Physician
Assistant Program
Prefer candidates also to have completed a Critical Care Fellowship
Program
License
NP: RN license issued by the NCBON with authorization to practice
as a NP
PA: License to practice medicine as a PA issued by NCMB
Certification
NP: ACNP, AGACNP
PA: PA-C
Experience
will consider new grads with CTICURN experience and/or CTICU
rotation as NP student
Will consider PA student with CTICU rotation while in PA school
Physical and mental requirements:
Hours
6am - 6pm, rotating shifts x14 per month.
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. Duke aspires
to create a community built on collaboration, innovation,
creativity, and belonging. 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
essentialjob 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
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