Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - Duke Pediatric Gastroenterology

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Job Title: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke Pediatric Gastroenterology

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

Position Overview: 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.

They will work in collaboration with physicians and advanced practice providers providing direct patient care services, performing consultations, collecting and documenting data, assisting in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and ordering and scheduling laboratory studies.

• Care for pediatric and adolescent patients with general pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition disorders.
• Obtain 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; 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.

Job

Hours:

Primary hours will be Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.

Education:

• Nurse Practitioners:
  Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Physician Assistants:
  Completion…