Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Duke Pediatric Nephrology

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 Children's Health Center Nephrology Clinic 2301 Erwin Rd – Durham NC; Duke Children's Nephrology Greensboro - Duke Health Center Greensboro – 1126 N Church Street #203, Greensboro, NC 27401

 

Job Summary

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider in our Duke Children's Health Center Nephrology Clinic in Durham, NC and Duke Children's Nephrology of Greensboro clinics. to work in collaboration with attending physicians and advanced practice providers to 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 with hours flexible to meet the needs of the clinic and inpatient units.  The occupant would not provide inpatient support on days when they are in our Greensboro clinic.

 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• 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.
• Round on consult follow ups for the Pediatric Nephrology inpatient service daily. 
• 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, diagnostic procedures, and services such as renal transplant recipient evaluations, changes in immunosuppression, renal biopsies, inpatient and outpatient dialysis, and home health care; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patients.
• Coordinate the activities of the multidisciplinary Pediatric Nephrology team to ensure optimal patient care services, including inpatient and outpatient dialysis, renal transplantation, renal biopsies, and chronic renal failure.

 

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.