Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke GI North Durham Clinic

About the position

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. We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider in our Duke Gastroenterology North Durham Clinic located in Durham, NC to provide medical care to adult patients with gastrointestinal conditions in a general GI inpatient and outpatient clinic. Primary hours will be Monday through Friday, day shift, with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.

Responsibilities

• Record the history of present illness, past medical, family and social history, perform physical examinations in inpatient and outpatient setting
• Establish and develop treatment plan; care will be provided in conjunction with MD's as needed
• Prescribe appropriate medications to a specialty pharmacy that will handle prior authorization and other necessary paperwork; order refills as needed
• Patient and family teaching
• Order appropriate labs, tests and procedures and follow up with patient as needed
• Perform hemorrhoid banding
• 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 is expected. Participation in other divisional educational events is also encouraged

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master's degree in Nursing for Nurse Practitioners
• Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree strongly preferred for Physician Assistants
• BLS required
• Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina for Nurse Practitioners
• National certification as a NP required prior to or within 6 months of employment for Nurse Practitioners
• Must be licensed in the state of NC, and be certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• 1+ years of gastroenterology APP experience preferred

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits plans
• Convenient work hours
• Opportunities for career advancement