Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke Pediatrics Gastroenterology

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.

 

Duke Advanced Practice Highlights:

• 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.

 

Job Location    

Duke Pediatric Gastroenterology – Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center – 2301 Erwin Road – Durham, NC;

Duke Children’s Gastroenterology Creekstone – Duke Health Center Creekstone – 4709 Creekstone Drive – Durham, NC; Duke Children’s Specialty Services of Greensboro – 1126 N Church Street – Greensboro, NC

 

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 Hospital and Health Center in Durham, NC and possibly Durham, NC and Greensboro, NC clinic locations. The APP will augment a physician's ability to provide medical services to patients in the clinic and hospital settings.  The APP 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.

 

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

 

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

 

Job Responsibilities

• Care for pediatric and adolescent patients with acute and chronic liver disease, biliary disease, and other gastrointestinal disorders in patients with liver disease.
• 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.

 

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education           

• 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.

 

Certification        

• BLS required.

 

License                

• 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.

 

Experience          

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

 

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed