Pediatric Critical Care APP, NP or PA | $10K Commitment Bonus + Relocation Assistance | Work/Life Balance

Duke University Hospital Pediatric Critical Care Medicine seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (APP), either Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA), to provide 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. This APP may provide care for an aging pediatric patient beyond the age of 21 with a pediatric condition for a limited period of time.

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Key Responsibilities Include

• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine APPs care for patients either in the Pediatric Intensive Care unit (PICU), Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care unit (PCICU), or Pediatric Progressive Care Unit (PPCU). APPs provide critical care management on the Rapid Response and Code blue teams, as well.
• 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.
• The PCCM APP is involved in education, consultation, research and leadership throughout the Duke Health System, organization and profession.

Schedule

Rotating 12-hour shifts to provide 24hour/day 7 day-a-week coverage. Schedule may be modified by the clinical or leadership team when needed.

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This position is eligible for a $10,000 Commitment bonus and relocation assistance is also available.

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Education and Experience

Graduate of accredited MSN or DNP Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program. Or, graduate of ARC accredited Physician Assistant Program, Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree preferred. Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant experience in a pediatric acute care clinical setting strongly preferred. 2+ years of ICU nursing experience is also preferred.

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About Duke University Health System

Advancing Health Together. As a world-class academic and health care system, Duke Health strives to transform medicine and health locally and globally through innovative scientific research, rapid translation of breakthrough discoveries, educating future clinical and scientific leaders, advocating and practicing evidence-based medicine to improve community health, and leading efforts to eliminate health inequalities.