Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - Duke Breast Medical Oncology Clinic

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.

• 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.

Duke Women's Cancer Care Clinic, 4101 Macon Pond Road, Raleigh, NC

We are seeking a compassionate, qualified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our Breast Medical Oncology team. The ideal candidate has exceptional internal medicine skills and oncology experience. They will work with a multidisciplinary team providing direct patient care services. Primary hours will be Monday‑Friday day shift with flexibility to meet patient needs. No evening or weekend call.

The ideal candidate has exceptional internal medicine skills and oncology experience. They will work with a multidisciplinary team providing direct patient care services. We invite you to apply to work with a team of oncology caregivers who are dedicated to outstanding patient care.

• Promote and maintain high standards of patient care throughout the continuum of cancer diagnosis
• Elicit detailed and accurate patient histories and perform complete physical examinations.
• Order appropriate diagnostic imaging and tests to determine medical and post‑treatment diagnoses, patient conditions, treatment toxicities.
• Formulate appropriate treatment plans with critical thinking skills and high‑level judgement; this includes prescribing appropriate medications.
• Chart patient progress maintaining detailed and accurate medical records
• Protect patient confidentiality, maintain ethics and abide by North Carolina laws and Duke Health System policies.
• Participate in clinical research projects.
• Collaborate, support and build strong relationships with supervising and back‑up physicians and APP colleagues.
• Participate in education of patients, family members, new staff, students and other learners.
• Maintain up‑to‑date clinical and professional knowledge via approved CME.

• Ability to work in a fast‑paced team‑oriented clinic
• Willingness to be flexible and available to support the team.
• Analytical thinking skills with curiosity and ability to investigate and diagnose.
• Competence with technology
• Excellent communication skills and customer service skills
• Experience working independently and as a part of a team
• The desire and willingness to continue to learn.

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

• Physician Assistant Certification
• Nurse Practitioner Licensure and Certification
• Licensed in the State of North Carolina
• ACLS preferred
• BLS required.

• Nurse Practitioners:
  Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required. National certification as an NP required prior…