Nurse Practitioner - Duke Gynecologic Oncology 248364
Nurse Practitioner - Duke Gynecologic Oncology 248364
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Job Description
As a part of Duke Healths 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 nations 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 masters certificates and certification alignment programs.
- Commitment to ongoing learning for APPs through annual CME funding and access to highquality 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 Dukes missions which include clinical practice education and research.
- Practice locations can include Duke Healths three hospitals or over 140 primary care and specialty care clinics throughout North Carolina.
Job Location
Duke Womens Cancer Care Raleigh 4101 Macon Pond Road Raleigh NC;
Duke Raleigh Hospital 3400 Wake Forest Rd Raleigh NC; WakeMed Raleigh Hospital 3000 New Bern Avenue Raleigh NC; WakeMed Cary Hospital 1900 Kildaire Farm Road Cary NC
The APP will augment a physicians ability to provide medical services to patients in the clinic and hospital setting as well as if a Physician Assistant or RNFA first assist in the operating room. 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.
Inpatient consults/surgery are performed at Duke Raleigh Hospital as well as WakeMed Raleigh and WakeMed Cary Hospitals.
Preference for 1 years of work experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Womens Health or Adult Oncology. As a new graduate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Womens Health or Oncology clinical rotations during the education program.
Clinical and administrative sessions are generally 8:00 AM 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM 5:00 PM with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.There is a possibility of weekend hours in the future withextended and alternative hours expected upon request/scheduling needs.
Job Responsibilities
- Care for patients with gynecologic malignancies and benign gynecologic conditions such as dysplasia hyperplasia and germline genetic mutations.
- Obtain patient histories conduct physical examinations and record data in the patients 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 and diagnostictherapeutic procedures; explain necessity preparation nature and anticipated effects to the patient.
- Utilize medical decision making to create an individualized patient plan of care.
- Perform and/or assist with IUD placement/removal and diagnostic/therapeutic procedures such as colposcopy cervicalvulvarvaginal biopsies and endometrial biopsies to aid in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care. Report progress to collaborating physician and maintain record of each patients progress.
- Play a significant role in managing end of life and supportive care issues across the scope of our practice in the inpatient and outpatient settings. In this context the APP will work closely with both the Gynecologic Oncology and Palliative Care teams and play a vital role in timely initiation of goals of care conversations and hospice referrals.
- Collaborate with APP team members to ensure clinic coverage as well as timely response to patient MyChart and phone messages.
- Participate in teaching students fellows and residents.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Job Hours
Clinical and administrative sessions are generally 8:00 AM 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM 5:00 PM with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.There is a possibility of weekend hours in the future withextended and alternative hours expected upon request/scheduling needs.
Job Eligibility Requirements
Education
- Nurse Practitioners: Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Masters degree in Nursing.
- Physician Assistants: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelors degree required; Masters degree strongly preferred.
Certification
- BLS required.
License
- Nurse Practitioners: Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. National certification as a NP required.
- 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.
- Preference for 1 years of work experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Womens Health or Adult Oncology. As a new graduate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant WomensHealth or Oncology clinical rotations during the education program.
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individuals age color disability gender gender expression gender identity genetic information national origin race religion sex sexual orientation or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration innovation creativity and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideasan 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
