Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Cath Lab/Electrophysiology Lab

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:

• 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.

Job Location
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC

Job Summary
This Advanced Practice Provider [APP- Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)] provides direct patient careservices for the cardiac cath and electrophysiology (EP) labs. This position will work with EP cardiologists andinterventional cardiologists and the cath lab/EP lab allied health and nursing staff . This APP performs EP consults,histories, physical exams, collects and documents data, performs procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studiesand professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, coordinates the care anddischarge of patients post-procedure, and provides direct patient care services.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of care of elective and non-elective cardiac catheterization/electrophysiology procedures,including consent, pre-procedure notes, coordinate add-ons, same-day post-cath procedure checks, and discharges(same and next day).
• Order, review, and interpret laboratory results/imaging results and communicate to patients and other members of thecare team.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and quality indicators for pre- and post-procedures.
• Serve as a leader and conduit for communication between consulting services, cath lab team, and multi-disciplinaryteam to ensure appropriate fl ow for cath lab schedule.
• Appropriately educate patients and families on consent and ensure registry-based metrics are completed anddocumented.
• Provide patient education and follow-up.
• Act as the liaison for the cath and EP registry team.
• Develop and implement quality improvement projects in conjunction with physician leadership.
• Coordinate and plan patient satisfaction projects in conjunction with physician and cath lab leaders, as needed.

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

• PA: Graduate of an accredited Master’s Degree or DMSc PA Program.
• NP: Graduate of an accredited MSN or DNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program for adults.

Certification

• PA: PA-C
• NP: ACNP or AGACNP

License

• PA: Current unrestricted medical license issued by NCMB with approval to practice as PA.
• NP: Current unrestricted RN licensure issued by or recognized by the NCBON with approval to practice as an NP
• Both: Federal and state DEA prescriptive authority

Experience
PA or NP with at least one year of experience, as a NP/PA in a cardiology capacity is strongly preferred but willing toconsider a new graduate, especially if he/she has 2 years’ experience in cardiology, cardiothoracic, cardiac cath lab orEP lab as an RN or a vascular/interventional tech prior to PA-C certification. Or an equivalent combination or relevant education and/or experience.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Able to clearly articulate scope of practice, and practices within those guidelines as a Physician Assistant / NursePractitioner in the state of North Carolina and within the Duke University Health System.
• Able to independently seek out resources and work collaboratively to solve complex problems
• Able to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership,and others.
• Able to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, perform health assessments,treatment, and follow-up.
• Able to use fi ne motor skills
• Able to record activities, document assessments & interventions; prepare reports and presentations;
• Able to use computer and learn new software programs
• Able to provide leadership in clinical area of expertise and in meeting organizational goals
• Able to navigate the Hospital and DRH to provide clinical expertise to specifi c patient populations
• Able to withstand prolonged standing and walking with the ability to move or lift at least fi fty pounds
• Able to remain focused and organized
• Able to work collaboratively with all levels of personnel

Job Hours

Two 10-hour shifts for a total of 20 hours a week.

No weekends, no holidays, no call.

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