Nurse Practitioner - Duke Medical Oncology at Southpoint

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 Health Center at Southpoint, 6301 Herndon Road, Durham, NC

 

Job Summary

We are seeking a compassionate, qualified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our General 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 to patients with various cancer types, including breast, GU, and thoracic. Primary hours will be Monday-Friday day shift with flexibly to meet patient needs.  No evening or weekend call. We invite you to apply to work with team of oncology caregivers who are dedicated to outstanding patient care.

 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain high standards of patient care throughout the continuum of cancer diagnosis 
• Elicit detailed and accurate patient histories and preform 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 health records
• Protect patient confidentiality, maintain ethics and abide by North Carolina laws and Duke Health System policies.
• Participate in clinical research projects.
• Collaborating, supporting and building 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.

 

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