Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant: Duke Family Medicine

Duke Clinical Research Institute; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Health in Durham, NC seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) to deliver comprehensive primary care at the Duke Family Medicine Center with rotations at Duke Regional Hospital Newborn Nursery.

Responsibilities include acute and chronic care, preventive services, newborn care, and telehealth options. Hours are typically Monday–Friday with flexibility to meet patient needs, collaborating with a supervising physician and participating in research activities as needed.

Qualifications

• 1+ year NP/PA experience in primary care preferred.
• New graduates with family medicine rotations considered.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care for all ages in clinic and via telehealth.
• Perform health maintenance exams and preventive care.
• Care for newborns in hospital setting and newborn nursery rotations.
• Coordinate referrals to specialists as needed.

Skills

NP

PA

Primary care

Telehealth

Education

Master's degree in Nursing (NP)

Bachelor's/Master's in Physician Assistant Studies

NC or compact RN license (NP)

Job description

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Duke Health Integrated Practice

Duke Health Integrated Practice comprises more than 110 primary and specialty outpatient clinics, extending the reach of the Duke Health mission across the state of North Carolina.

Job Location

Duke Family Medicine Center - 2100 Erwin Road - Durham NC; Duke Regional Hospital - 3643 N. Roxboro Street - Durham, NC

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) for Duke Family Medicine Center in Durham, NC to provide acute, chronic, preventive, prenatal and newborn care for new and established patients of all ages in a primary care setting as well as rotations at the Duke Regional Hospital Newborn Nursery. The clinic has a long track record of working with APPs who offer full-scope primary care in an environment that values collaboration and innovation.

Primary hours will be Monday through Friday with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.

Job Responsibilities

• Primary care of complex undifferentiated patients (all age groups), acute and chronic illnesses in person and virtually as necessary).


• Health maintenance examinations on patients of all ages


• Care for newborns at Durham Regional Hospital


• Opportunity to participate in an \"e-provider\" virtual clinic (an acute care experience where patients need quick access to answers of low-risk medical conditions.


• Care for a group of patients assigned to them (panel)


• Conduct detailed medical history assessment


• Conduct physical exams


• Medication reconciliation


• Order diagnostic testing (e.g., lab work, EKG, cardiac echo, imaging procedures, etc.) when indicated.


• Coordinate specialty referrals as indicated


• Provide consultation to patient and/or family to include necessity, prep, nature and effects of ordered diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.


• Provide patient and/or family education regarding diabetes, nutrition, smoking cessation, pain management, etc.


• Follow up on ordered laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures, etc.


• Prescribe treatment or medication when indicated.


• Document all activity in patient's electronic medical record to include comments about diagnosis and prognosis, diagnostic testing, patient condition, treatments and response to therapies and interventions, etc.


• Participate in clinic research activities if needed.


• Perform telehealth visits if needed.


• Work with a supervising physician, other providers and colleagues in the practice


• Perform any other related duties required to service primary care scheduled or walk-inpatients

Experience

Prefer 1+ years Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant work experience in a primary care setting. If new graduate, clinical rotations in a family medicine/primary care setting.

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. 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.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

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