Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant-Duke MFM

Advanced Practice Provider - Duke MFM

(Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

The Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) of Duke Health is the world-class, multi-specialty physician practice comprised of over 140 clinics located throughout North Carolina. The PDC recruits top physicians and advanced practice providers (APP) and retains them by offering competitive salaries and benefits and a supportive work environment where passion and purpose connect.

In July 2023, the PDC is expected to transition into a new entity called the Duke Health Integrated Practice within the Duke University Health System. Join us at this exciting time as we deliver tomorrow’s healthcare today.

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine primarily at Duke Perinatal Consultants of Cary and Raleigh as well as Duke Perinatal Consultants of Durham locations. The APP will work in collaboration with the attending physicians providing direct patient care, performing consultations, collecting and documenting data, assisting in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and ordering and scheduling laboratory studies.

Primary hours will be Monday through Friday with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients. There is a possibility of weekend hours in the future. There is a possibility of deployment to General OB‑GYN sites to provide the best patient access.

Preference for 2+ years Women’s Health APP experience specifically High‑Risk Obstetrics.

• Collect patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record data in 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 assume responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients.
• Order, schedule land review laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.

The Maternal‑Fetal Medicine APP will provide obstetric care to prenatal patients from the new obstetric visit throughout pregnancy and including the postpartum visit as follows :

• Perform the new obstetric exam with identification of problems complicating pregnancy or pre‑existent to pregnancy.
• Perform FHR assessment, NST interpretation, pelvic exams for antepartum and labor assessment
• Initiate plan of care / diagnostic testing / interpretation of labs / treatment plan based on the individual patient medical / surgical history - prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care; report progress to collaborating physician and maintain record of each patient’s progress.
• Provide patient education relating to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care
• Performance of FHR assessment, NST interpretation, pelvic exams for antepartum and labor assessment
• Collaborate with other NP / PAs to ensure clinic and telephone triage coverage

Gynecological care including but not limited to :

• Methods of family planning and counseling for reproductive life planning
• IUD / Nexplanon placement / removal
• Screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections

• PA :
  Must be licensed by the North Carolina Medical Board, and be Board Certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). BLS required.
• NP :
  Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina and Approval to Practice by the Board of Nursing. Must be Board Certified from a national certifying board in the appropriate patient foci. BLS required.
• Both :
  Master’s Degree or higher required. Must demonstrate and maintain credentialing and licensing requirements of the Private Diagnostic Clinic and Duke Health. The position requires the candidate to have current DEA licensure.

Certain jobs in the Private Diagnostic Clinic may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities.…