Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - Duke Pediatric Gastroenterology

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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.

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Registered nurses recognized as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses each year
• American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy
• 6000+ registered nurses
• Quality of Life:
  Living in the Triangle
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

• Nation’s first Physician Assistant Program created at Duke in 1965, consistently ranked No. 1
• Duke School of Nursing consistently ranked top; MSN and DNP programs offer eight advanced practice RN majors and specialty certifications, plus post‑master 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 practice within team‑based integrative care in a variety of specialties; expected to work to the top of scope contributing to 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

Duke Children’s Gastroenterology Creekstone, Duke Children’s Health Center, Duke Children’s Specialty Services of Greensboro and Fayetteville.

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for the Duke Department of Pediatrics – Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Duke Pediatric Gastroenterology – Children’s Health Center and Creekstone locations in Durham, NC, and possibly the Duke Children’s Gastroenterology Fayetteville or Greensboro, NC locations. The APP will augment a physician’s ability to provide medical services to patients in the clinic and hospital.

The APP will work in collaboration with physicians and advanced practice providers to provide direct patient care services, perform consultations, collect and document data, assist in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and order and schedule laboratory studies.

Primary hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Hours are flexible to meet patient needs.

• Care for pediatric and adolescent patients with general pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition disorders.
• Obtain patient histories, conduct physical examinations, 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; assume responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients and their families.
• Order and schedule laboratory studies and explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects to the patient and family.
• Utilize medical decision‑making to create an individualized patient plan of care.
• Respond to EPIC Maestro Care and telephone messages in a timely fashion.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

• For Nurse Practitioners: completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master’s degree in Nursing.
• For Physician Assistants: completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s degree strongly preferred.

• BLS required.

• RNs:
  Current or Compact RN licensure in North Carolina. BLS required. National NP certification required prior to or within 6 months of employment.
• Physician Assistants:
  Eligible or licensed in North Carolina and certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

• Preference for 1+ years of Pediatric or Adult GI APP experience.

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