Master's degree in Nursing for Nurse Practitioners or Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) for Physician Assistants.
Current or compact RN licensure in North Carolina for Nurse Practitioners; PA licensure required for Physician Assistants.
Basic Life Support certification is mandatory.
National certification as a Nurse Practitioner required within 6 months of employment for NPs; certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants for PAs.
1+ years of Advanced Practice Provider experience preferred; hematology background is a plus.
Responsibilities
Round daily with the Hematology Consult Service, presenting new and follow-up patients.
Take patient histories and conduct physical examinations, documenting findings in patient records.
Order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures for hematologic disorders.
Perform bone marrow aspirates and biopsies as part of diagnostic evaluations.
Coordinate discharge efforts with outpatient triage for timely follow-up care.
Share pager coverage with fellows for medication approvals and lab result follow-ups.
Benefits
Administrative time off each week for coordination tasks.
Flexible scheduling options, including a 4-day inpatient week or a combination of inpatient and outpatient days.
Full Job Description
Job Location
Duke University Hospital
Job Summary
Hematology is searching for an APP to assist with the hospitalized hematology consult patient service. The APP will round daily on the hematology consult service team which will improve communication with consulting services and patients. The utilization of an APP as part of the consult team within the Division of Hematology would increase the accessibility of care in the hospitalized setting. The current schedule of physicians and fellows in Hematology make daily visits with all consult patients extremely challenging. Incorporating an APP as part of the consult team who understands the nuances of hematology would increase patient and consulting team satisfaction. The APP would be responsible for seeing several new patients each day as well as having a group of follow-up patients seen each day.Efficiency and coordination of patient discharges would improve which in turn would also improve patient satisfaction and safety. Timely and appropriate management of treatment related side effects would also be facilitated by this individual.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Daily rounding with the Hematology Consult Service to include presentation of new and follow-up patients as indicated; round with the Hematology attending on patients who need to be seen by the attending; coordinate efforts with the Hematology fellow on service to divide up new Hematology consults who will be followed by the APP; coordinate efforts to provide coverage (with the Attending) for the Hematology fellow when they are in their outpatient clinic.
Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient's record; write progress notes; prepare patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings; obtain psychosocial history relevant to patient care, and assume responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients.
Order and schedule relevant laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures for the workup of hematologic disorders seen in the inpatient setting; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
Perform bone marrow aspirates and biopsies on patients who need this procedure as part of their diagnostic evaluation.
Coordinate efforts with the Hematology outpatient triage service to facilitate discharge from the hospital with timely outpatient follow-up with the appropriate provider.
Share pager coverage with the fellow to provide coverage for medication approvals, follow-up on laboratory results, etc
Job Eligibility Requirements
Education
Nurse Practitioners:Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master's degree in Nursing.
Physician Assistants:Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree strongly preferred.
Certification
Basic Life Support certification.
License
Nurse Practitioners:Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required. National certification as a NP required prior to or within 6 months of employment.
Physician Assistants:Must be licensed in the state of NC, and be certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Experience
1+ years of APP experience strongly preferred.Having some background in hematology would also be preferred but not necessary.
Job Hours
Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm with possibility of administrative time off every week (1/2 day per week to catch up on coordination of outpatient follow ups for example)
Open to 4 day inpatient week coverage
Open to 4 day inpatient rounding with 1 outpatient day allowing for a discharge clinic facilitating inpatient-to-outpatient transition
