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Posted: 17-Apr-25
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Internal Number: 237942
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 GI of Raleigh Clinic, 3480 Wake Forest Road, Ste 500, Raleigh, NC
Duke Raleigh Hospital, 3400 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC
Job Summary
We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for Duke Gastroenterology in Raleigh, NC. The APP provides medical care to adult patients with hepatology conditions in a GI outpatient clinic.
Duties may include but are not limited to those listed below and may include other outpatient procedures or services as deemed appropriate by the supervising physician. Current position would include outpatient clinic sessions at the Duke GI of Raleigh outpatient clinic.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Record the history of present illness, past medical, family and social history, perform physical examinations in both outpatient and hospital setting
- Establish and follow plan of care, when needed in conjunction with MD; Communicate regularly with referring inpatient team
- Prescribe appropriate medications to a specialty pharmacy that will handle prior authorization and other necessary paperwork; Order refills as needed
- Perform Fibroscan
- Patient and family teaching
- Order appropriate labs, tests and procedures and follow up with patient as needed
- Coordinate care and refer to other medical professionals as needed
- Document clinic, telephone, and other patient encounters in the Epic (Maestro) system
- Review lab results in Maestro, communicate and interpret results
- Collaborate with HUB Triage Nurses regarding patient triage and return patients calls within 24-48 hours; Provide feedback regarding scheduling of urgent patient appointments
- Review outside records including clinic notes, hospital records, outside radiographs, lab, and other test results
- Collaborate with nursing staff to complete patient paperwork including medication pre-certifications for insurance companies, durable medical equipment requests, disability paperwork, and handicapped permit applications
- Attendance at GI Grand Rounds, liver pathology conference, and multidisciplinary tumor board conference is expected. Participation in other divisional educational events is also encouraged.
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.
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
- 1-2 years of gastroenterology experience preferred.
Job Hours
Monday-Friday, day shift, with flexibility to meet clinic needs
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