Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Neurology Sleep Clinic

Duke University; Durham, Northern (NC, KY); Hybride; USD 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Duke Health’s Neurological Sleep Clinic in Durham, NC is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to join the sleep medicine team serving Durham and Cary. You will collaborate with attending physicians, collect patient data, and perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

The role features a Monday–Friday day shift, with flexibility to meet patient needs, and offers competitive compensation along with Duke’s emphasis on education and advancement for APPs.

Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioners: Master’s degree in Nursing required.
• Physician Assistants: PA program completion; Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred.

Responsabilités

• Collaborate with attending physicians to provide comprehensive care.
• Collect and document patient data accurately.
• Conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations.
• Provide direct patient care services to individuals with sleep disorders.
• Participate in teaching students and residents techniques and procedures.

Connaissances

Patient Care

Diagnostic Procedures

Patient Monitoring

Therapeutic Procedures

Teaching

Clinical Trials

Formation

Nurse Practitioner degree (MSN)

Physician Assistant: Bachelor's + Master’s preferred

Description du poste

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Neurology Sleep Clinic

Regular

Location: Durham, NC, US, 27710

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.


• Practice locations can include Duke Health’s three hospitals or over 140 primary care and specialty care clinics throughout North Carolina.

Job Location

Duke South Clinic 1L, Durham, NC

Duke Health Cary, 100 Duke Health Cary Pl, Cary, NC

Job Summary

We are excited to announce an opportunity for an Advanced Practice Provider to join our Duke Neurological Sleep Clinic, serving both Durham and Cary, North Carolina. In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with attending physicians to provide comprehensive care.


• Collect and document patient data accurately.


• Conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.


• Order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations.


• Provide direct patient care services to individuals with sleep disorders.

The primary hours for this position are Monday through Friday, during the day shift, with flexibility to meet the needs of our patients.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Patient Care: Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record data in the patient's record. Write progress notes, prepare patient workups and summaries, noting pertinent positive and negative findings. Obtain psychosocial history relevant to patient care and develop therapeutic relationships with patients.


• Diagnostic Procedures: Order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explain the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.


• Patient Monitoring: Monitor patient progress, report to the supervising physician, and maintain records of each patient's progress. Consult with the supervising physician when a patient's progress does not meet anticipated criteria.


• Therapeutic Procedures: Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist the physician in diagnosing sleep disorders and prescribing necessary treatments. Record normal and abnormal data for review by the physician.


• Teaching: Participate in teaching students and residents techniques and procedures unique to the specific clinical setting.


• Clinical Trials: Participate in clinical trial subject recruitment, enrollment, and study.

Job Eligibility Requirements

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. BLS required. 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. BLS required.

Experience

• 1+ years of neurology experience strongly preferred.


• Experience in sleep subspecialty field preferred.

Job Hours

Monday-Friday, day shift, with flexibility to meet clinic needs

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Nearest Major Market: Durham
Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh

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