Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke Medicine-Pediatrics

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 offers 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.

Job Location

Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Primary Care - North Durham

Job Summary

Provide a full spectrum of primary and acute care to both adult and pediatric patients; conduct histories and physicals; order and interpret laboratory studies; perform basic outpatient procedures; and provide direct patient care services.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Expected to work independently seeing already established internal medicine and pediatric patients within the practice, and has the option in building/managing a panel of patients across the age spectrum while meeting needs of the practice
• Will have 8 four-hour clinical sessions a week.
• Work Saturday and evening clinics in addition to weekday responsibilities, consistent with other practice members.
• Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and plan assessments for patients based on age and medical issues.
• Expected to be well versed in health care maintenance guidelines for all ages, including but not limited to vaccinations, anticipatory guidance, cancer screening and cardiovascular risk assessments
• Be able to prescribe medication and recommend procedures as needed
• Coordinate care for patients
• Write notes in Epic for each patient seen and have them closed within 3 business days.
• Order laboratory and radiologic studies as needed; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic studies to the patient.
• Be able to interpret studies and explain results to patients in a timely manner.
• Be able to see medically complex children and adults and be able to coordinate care as needed with specialists, therapists, and home health companies
• Be able to fill out forms for school, home health agencies, insurance companies, and therapists
• Complete office procedures such as minor skin procedures, joint injections, etc. If interested, may be involved with procedures, such as ear piercing, Nexplanon insertion
• Help create effective systems and protocols to enhance the clinic’s operations as needed
• Take part in practice’s conferences, Division meetings, and CMEs
• Regularly participate in various relevant educational programs to ensure both technical and professional competence are maintained.

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

• BLS required before start

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 preferred, but not required.

Job Hours

Monday-Friday, day shift and Saturday and evening clinics.

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