Preop Care NP – Perioperative Optimization

Duke University Health System; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, NC is seeking Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to perform pre-admission testing for planned procedures, focusing on cardiovascular function, respiratory status, and anesthesia risk. This position supports a busy preoperative clinic within the Department of Anesthesiology.

Responsibilities include conducting medical/surgical history reviews, physical exams, medication reconciliation, ordering tests, and providing perioperative guidance.

Qualifications

• NP: Graduate of accredited DNP or MSN Nurse Practitioner program for adult care.
• PA: Graduate of ARC accredited Physician Assistant Program. Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or Doctoral Degree strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed and thorough medical/surgical history assessment.
• Physical exams.
• Medication reconciliation.
• Provide perioperative instructions/guidance.
• Order testing (e.g., lab work, EKG, cardiac echo, imaging procedures, etc.).
• Provide consults (diabetes, nutrition, smoking cessation, pain management, geriatric care, sleep apnea, anemia, cardiology and hospital medicine etc.).
• Prescribe treatment or services to further optimize the patient prior to planned procedure if needed.
• Follow up on ordered laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures, etc
• Provide explanation as to the necessity and the results of ordered testing and procedures.
• Communication with medical specialists and surgeons regarding preoperative optimization and surgical timing.

Education

DNP or MSN Nurse Practitioner program (adult care)

ARC accredited Physician Assistant Program

Job description

Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, NC is seeking Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to perform pre-admission testing for planned procedures, focusing on cardiovascular function, respiratory status, and anesthesia risk. This position supports a busy preoperative clinic within the Department of Anesthesiology.

Responsibilities include conducting medical/surgical history reviews, physical exams, medication reconciliation, ordering tests, and providing perioperative guidance.