Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Smoking Cessation Program

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.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT/NURSE PRACTITIONER

 

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     

Remote

 

 

Job Summary

The Duke Smoking Cessation Program is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to provide outpatient telehealth care for adolescents and adults requiring tobacco use treatment. The APP will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver direct patient care under the supervision of the Program’s Medical Director.

 

This position offers 100% remote work after an initial training period (approximately 30–90 days), contingent on continued alignment with Program needs and Duke expectations. The employee must demonstrate the ability to meet performance standards in a remote environment. Following orientation, the employee will also attend on-site meetings approximately six times per year.

During the first 30 days, work hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. After orientation, available shift options are either:

 

• Monday–Thursday, 10:30 AM to 9:00 PM, or
• Monday–Friday, 12:30 PM to 9:00 PM

 

Administrative time is scheduled on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the first four hours of the shift.

 

 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Clinical:

• Record details of pertinent history, history of smoking-related illnesses, past medical, family and social history, surgical history and planned surgeries.
• Establish and develop treatment plan (in conjunction with Supervising Physician as needed)
• Prescribe appropriate medications
• Work closely with behavioral health and social work to addre