Nurse PractitionerPhysician Assistant Duke Gynecologic Oncology Raleigh, NC

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 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 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(s)

Duke Womens Cancer Care Raleigh 4101 Macon Pond Rd Raleigh NC; Duke Raleigh Hospital 3400 Wake Forest Rd Raleigh NC; Duke Cancer Center - 20 Medicine Circle - Durham NC; Duke University Hospital - 2301 Erwin Road - Durham NC

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Duke Womens Cancer Care Raleigh and Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh NC. Cross coverage at Duke Cancer Center and Duke University Hospital in Durham NC. The APP will augment a physicians ability to provide medical services to patients in the clinic (will mainly be outpatient) and hospital as well as possible 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.

In-patient consults are performed at Duke Raleigh Hospital.

Primary hours will be Monday through Friday with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.

Experience

• Preference for 1 years of work experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (APP) in Womens Health and/or Oncology.
• Consider new graduate APP if education included oncology elective(s).

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 diagnostic-therapeutic 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 cervical-vulvar-vaginal 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 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

Primary hours will be Monday through Friday with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

• Nurse Practitioners:Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Masters degree in Nursing.
• Physician Assistants: Work requires completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelors degree required; Masters degree strongly preferred.

Certification

• BLS required.
• Nurse Practitioner: Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) designation or additional oncology CME each year

License

• Nurse Practitioners:Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required. 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.

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