Pediatric physician assistant Jobs in Durham, NC

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Job Location  – Duke University Hospital, Children's Hospital

Job Summary

The Duke Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapy Advanced Practice Provider (NP / PA) provides direct patient care services to children 0–21 years in an in-patient Pediatric Unit in collaboration with the attending physician, fellows, and residents.  There may be rare occasions for which it would be appropriate for a CPNP to provide care for a patient beyond the age of 21 for a limited / specified period of time. 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. The APP contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, and provides leadership to the organization.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the attending of service and / or fellows, round daily on patients to assess, diagnose, plan treatment, set priorities and realistic outcomes, and evaluate the effectiveness and cost efficiency of patient care.
• Provide and coordinate clinical care for service specific patients through established protocols and under the hospitalist supervising physician or back up physician who is either on site or available by pager.
• Collaborate with fellows, attending, other APP colleagues, nurses, and patient resource managers to formulate treatment plans and monitor patient progress.
• Perform procedures specific to the work environment after demonstrated competency and within the guidelines of scope of practice and credentialing protocols.
• Assess patients for change in status and institute appropriate interventions. Initiate emergency interventions in an effort to stabilize the patient until physician support arrives.
• Post-procedural stabilization and management.
• Develop patient care pathways, protocols and guidelines for the management of specific problems in conjunction with physicians and other members of the health care team.
• Communicate verbally and in writing all pertinent patient information to supervising MD, nursing staff, patient resource manager, home health agency, and other relevant healthcare providers.
• Document in the patients' medical record all relevant data including but not limited to results of diagnostic tests; laboratory results; patients' condition and response to therapies / interventions; communications with supervising MD.
• Prescriptive authority for prescribing, ordering, and or administering drugs; including (but not limited to) schedule II, III, IV, and V drugs and necessary medical devices.
• Role model competence in all nurse practitioner / physician assistant advanced skills.
• Give daily handoff to appropriate attending, APP, or fellow at the end of the shift.
• Assess educational needs of the patient-care staff and provide one-on-one as well as formal education as needed.
• Assess educational needs of the patients / families and provide culturally-sensitive patient / family education interventions as indicated.  Use non-technical language when educating patients and families.  Document all education in patients' medical record.
• Implement and evaluate appropriate educational programs for DUHS patient care staff and other healthcare providers as appropriate.
• Role model and precept healthcare learners through contractual agreements.
• Utilize current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice.
• Incorporate clinical research findings in the development and implementation of standards of care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary quality improvement and / or research activities.
• Provide expertise and resource information to other healthcare providers, patients and families, and the community at large related to pediatric diseases, procedures, interventions, and conditions.
• Develop, implement and evaluate standards of care / practice guidelines / policies and procedures / care maps / protocols within area of specialization.
• Maintain all professional requirements for licensure and certification

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

NP :          Graduate of accredited MSN or DNP Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program

PA :          Graduate of ARC accredited Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree Physician Assistant Program

Certification

NP :          PNP-AC or PNP-AC / PC, (Note : PNP-PC and FNPs are NOT being considered for this position)

PA :          PA-C

Licensure

NP :         Current uninhibited RN license issued by or recognized by the NCBON with authorization to practice as an NP.

PA :            Current uninhibited license issued by the NCMB with authorization to practice as a PA.

Experience

Experience as pediatric advanced practice provider for at a minimum of 1 year preferred, preferably in the acute care setting.

Physical and mental requirements :

Job Hours

avg 40 hour / week, rotating days, nights and weekends

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