Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Pediatric Critical Care (Weekend Schedule)

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Job Location

Duke University Hospital

Job Summary

The Duke Hospital Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Advanced Practice Provider (APP), includes both Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or Physician Assistant (PA), provides direct patient care services for critically ill pediatric patients aged 0-21 with acute, complex, critical, and chronic illness across a variety of care settings. It is appropriate for the APP to provide care for an aging pediatric patient beyond the age of 21 with a pediatric condition for a limited period of time.  Pediatric Critical Care medicine APPs will care for patients either in the Pediatric Intensive Care unit (PICU), Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care unit (PCICU), or Pediatric Progressive Care Unit (PPCU). In addition, APPs will provide critical care management on the Rapid Response and Code blue teams.

Utilizing acquired knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology, the PCCM APP exercises independent decision making in the assessment, diagnosis and development of the plan of care for patients on the PCCM service. In collaboration and consultation with the supervising physician, the PCCM APP contributes to excellence in patient care. As an advanced practice provider, the PCCM APP is additionally involved in education, consultation, research and leadership throughout the Duke Health System, organization and profession.

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

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

PA: Graduate of ARC accredited Physician Assistant Program, Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree preferred.

Certification

NP: PNP-AC or PNP-AC/PC. FNPs and PNP-PCs are not being considered for this position.

PA: PA-C

Licensure

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

PA: Current medical license issued by the NCMB with authorization to practice as a Physician Assistant.

Both: State and Federal DEA unrestricted prescriptive authority

Experience

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant experience in a pediatric acute care clinical setting strongly preferred. 2+ years of ICU nursing experience is also preferred.

Life support

BLS

PALS

Recommended: ACLS

Physical and mental requirements:

Able to clearly articulate scope of practice, and practices within those guidelines as a Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant 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 fine 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 DUHS to provide clinical expertise to specific patient populations

Able to withstand prolonged standing and walking with the ability to move or lift at least fifty pounds
Able to remain focused and organized
Able to work collaboratively with all levels of personnel

Job Hours

12 hour weekend shifts.

Duke is an 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 (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military 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.

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Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job 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.

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