Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant: Duke Neuro-Vascular Clinic

Job Location

Neuroscience Clinic 1L

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider in our clinic 1L located in Durham NC to work in collaboration with attending physicians, collect and document data, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations, and provide direct patient care services. Primary hours will be Monday through Friday, day shift, with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.

Rotational on-call responsibilities for emergent surgical cases when assistance is required.

• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist physician in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care; record the normal and abnormal data for review by the physician.
• Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the date 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 assume responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients.
• Order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
• Carry out therapeutic procedures such as spinal tap, wound suturing and dressing changes; monitor progress of patients, report progress to supervising physician, and maintain record of each patient's progress, consulting with supervising physician when patient's progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria.
• Participate in basic science and clinical research projects conducted by supervising physician; prepare statistical reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions. Review the work of lower rated employees; train new personnel. Participate in teaching students and residents in techniques and procedures which are unique to specific clinical setting.
• Cover APPs with neurovascular specialty
• Attend multispecialty meetings for care presentations

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

• BLS required.

• Nurse Practitioners:
  Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required. National certification as a NP required prior to or within 6 months of employment.
• 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.

• 1+ years of APP experience strongly preferred.

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

Duke is an affirmative action/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, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

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