Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke Central Carolina Surgery

Duke Health • Locums or Permanent • Greensboro, North Carolina, United States • 2w ago

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

Central Carolina Surgery – 1002 N Church St, Greensboro, NC

Job Summary

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider in our Central Carolina Surgery Hospital Team located in Greensboro, NC to work in collaboration with physicians, collect and document data, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations, and provide direct patient care services. This position will work with our emergency general surgery services and our trauma service. Primary hours will be Monday through Friday, day shift, with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients. Rotational weekend coverage responsibilities is required.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Perform diagnostic and 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.

Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient's record; write progress notes; prepare patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings

Order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and surgical procedures to the patient.

Removal, wound suturing and dressing changes; monitor progress of patients, report progress to supervising physician, and maintain record of each patient's progress, consulting with supervising physician when patient's progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria.

Participate in daily rounds.

Have a knowledge of pre-op and post-op procedures.

Ability to work well with colleagues and groups important.

Assist in surgery as required.

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

ACLS preferred, ATLS preferred, but can be obtained after hire.
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

1+ years of APP experience strongly preferred, but will consider new grads with appropriate degree.

Job Hours

Monday-Friday, day shift, with rotational weekend responsibilities.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

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