Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Resident - Emergency Medicine

Join one of the nation's leading Advanced Practice Emergency Medicine training programs at Duke Emergency Medicine-designed to accelerate your transition into high-acuity, top-of-scope clinical practice.

Program Highlights:

12-Month Intensive Residency Training. A structured, residency-style program combining immersive clinical experience with formal didactics, simulation, and procedural training.

Full Clinical Integration from Day One. Function as a credentialed member of the care team, actively managing patients, performing procedures, and contributing to clinical decision-making alongside experienced emergency medicine clinicians.

High-Acuity, Academic Practice Environment. Train in a nationally recognized academic medical center with exposure to complex, critically ill patients and a wide spectrum of emergency conditions.

Robust Didactic & Skills Curriculum. Participate in comprehensive lectures, weekly conferences, and hands-on skills labs designed to deepen clinical knowledge and procedural competence.

Progressive Autonomy with Strong Clinical Support. Develop medical decision-making skills through a graduated responsibility model, grounded in evidence-based practice and supported by dedicated faculty and APP mentors.

Job Location

Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC

Job Summary

We are seeking a Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Resident for Duke Emergency Medicine located in Durham, NC. The resident is involved in a 12-month intensive training program administered by the Department of Emergency Medicine at Duke University Hospital. Residents are credentialed as full members of the medical team and are involved in all aspects of preventative, diagnostic, and therapeutic patient care. The resident will attend lectures, seminars, and skills laboratories and participate in clinical, hands-on patient care with appropriate oversight by the supervising physician and staff advanced practice providers.

For more information on the program and how to apply:

Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Residency

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• In collaboration with attending physician(s), provides direct clinical services for critically ill patients according to established protocols and utilizing evidence-based clinical practice standards.
• Performs triage, physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures and professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, coordinates the care of patients, and provides direct patient care services.
• Formulates and implements treatment plans for acute illness management in collaboration with the attending physician(s).
• Analyzes clinical practice patterns so to provide the best medical care and to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• Communicates verbally and in writing all pertinent patient information to supervising MD, nursing staff, patient resource manager, home health agency, and other relevant healthcare providers.
• Provides timely documentation in the electronic medical record of all relevant data including results of diagnostic tests; laboratory results; patients' condition and response to therapies/interventions; communications with physician colleagues.
• Attend lectures, seminars, and skills labs that have been designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology of various disease processes. Instruction will cover both general and subspecialty topics. Emphasis will be placed on didactic and clinical training in emergency medicine which will allow the fellow to gain more autonomy as they master evaluation skills, knowledge of disease processes, and become competent in procedures necessary to practice in emergency medicine as an advanced practice provider.
• In addition to classroom/laboratory instruction, the clinical curriculum will include attending weekly conferences organized by the Department of Emergency Medicine.
• Clinical curriculum duties will include history and physical examinations, writing patient orders and progress notes in the hospital record, responding to and evaluating patient problems, ordering diagnostic studies, and performing invasive procedures with appropriate competence checks and oversight by the supervising physician and/or designated back-up physicians.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

• Nurse Practitioners:
  
  
  
  • Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Doctorate or master's degree in nursing.
  • Critical Care / Acute Care / Emergency Nurse Practitioner master's degree or completion of ACNP/CCNP/ENP post-graduate program strongly preferred.
  
  
  
  
• Physician Assistants:
  
  
  
  • Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A bachelor's degree required; master's degree strongly preferred.
  
  
  
  

Certification

• BLS / ACLS required.

• PALS completed withing 3 months of hire

License

• Nurse Practitioners:
  
  
  
  • Current or compact RN licensure in the State of North Carolina.
  • National certification as a nurse practitioner required prior to employment.
    
    
    
    • Certification as an Acute Care, Critical Care or Emergency Nurse Practitioner strongly preferred.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Physician Assistants:
  
  
  
  • Licensed in the State of North Carolina
  • Certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
  
  
  
  

Experience

• New graduates welcome to apply.

Job Hours

Variable

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