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 957 inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 51 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; an Ambulatory Surgery Center with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. In fiscal year 2018, Duke University Hospital admitted 42,916 patients and had 1,085,740 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.

U.S News & World Report named Duke University Hospital #1 in North Carolina and #1 in the Raleigh-Durham area in 2018-19.

Duke University Hospital is ranked in the top 20 nationally for seven adult specialties, including cardiology and heart surgery, nephrology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology.

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.

Work Hours
Rotating 12 hour day/night or straight night shift available.

Job Duties

• The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (CCNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) is a member of the cardiothoracic intensive care team and has his/her primary responsibility the management of critically ill complex (multi-organ) patients in an intensive care setting
• This position reports to the department of Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) works collaboratively with the Heart Center.
• The CCNP/PA has specialized skills and knowledge related to the unique ICU setting in which s/he practices (Acute Care Unit: 3200) and performs physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, and provides direct patient care services.
• This position also acts as a resource to (3100/3300) step-down cardiothoracic patients, if special needs arise within their area of skilled expertise.
• The CCNP/PA contributes to a continuum of excellence in patient care, research teaching, consulting, and provides leadership to the organization and nursing profession.

Education
Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program,with a Master's degree in Nursing. Critical Care / Acute Care NP Master's or completion of ACNP/CCNP post-Master's program strongly preferred. -OR- Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree strongly preferred.

Experience
1-2 years' of experience in an ICU setting (PA/ NP) strongly preferred.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required. National certification as a NP required priorto or within 6 months of employment. Certification as an Acute Care or Critical Care Nurse Practitioner. -OR- Must be licensed in the state of NC, and be certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

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