Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Cardiac Electrophysiology

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 offer 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   

Primary Location:

• Duke Health Center Arringdon-Morrisville, NC

Additional Practice Locations (as needed):

• Duke Cardiology Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G, Durham, NC
• Duke Cardiology South Durham
• Duke Cardiology Raleigh

Job Summary

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to join our Duke Health Center Arringdon clinic in Morrisville, NC. This position is primarily based at Arringdon but may rotate to other Duke Cardiac Electrophysiology practice locations, including Duke Cardiology Clinic (Clinic 2F/2G), Duke Cardiology South Durham, and Duke Cardiology Raleigh, as needed to support patient care and operational needs. The APP serves as a specialized provider in cardiac electrophysiology, working collaboratively with attending physicians, cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and other Advanced Practice Providers to deliver evidence-based care for patients with cardiac rhythm disorders. Responsibilities include the evaluation and management of arrhythmias, pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) management, electrophysiology procedures, performing physical examinations, collecting and documenting patient data, ordering and conducting approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ordering laboratory studies and specialty consultations, and prescribing appropriate medications and interventions. The APP contributes to excellence in patient care, research, education, consultation, and leadership within Duke Health.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient's record; Document patient encounters, including progress notes and discharge summaries; prepare patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist physician in diagnosing medical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care; Document normal and abnormal findings for review by the physician.
• Order laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
• Carry out therapeutic procedures as necessary; monitor progress of patients, report progress to supervising physicians, and maintain record of each patient's progress.
• Participate in basic science and clinical research projects at the direction of the supervising physician.
• May make work assignments for assigned nursing and technical personnel; review the work of other staff; train new personnel.
• Participate in teaching physician assistant students techniques and procedures unique to cardiology.
• Pacemaker and defibrillator interrogation, evaluation and appropriate programming with appropriate documentation.
• Diagnosis and treatment of common arrhythmias, including prescribing and monitoring antiarrhythmic drug therapies.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education           

• Nurse Practitioners: Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a master’s degree in nursing.
• Physician Assistants:  Work requires completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree strongly preferred.

Certification 

• BLS required.

License                

• Nurse Practitioners: Must have current or compact RN licensure & NP approval to practice in the state of North Carolina. BLS required. National certification as a NP required.
• 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. BLS required.
• DEA licensure with full prescriptive authority required.

Experience          

• Prior Advanced Practice Provider experience preferred. For Nurse Practitioner candidates, prior RN experience is preferred. 

Job Hours

Monday–Friday, day shift, with flexibility to meet clinic needs. No call or holiday coverage required.

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