Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke Health Lake Norman Orthopedics Spine

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

100d

About The Position

As a part of Duke Health Lake Norman, 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 Health Lake Norman Advanced Practice Provider Highlights: The smallest of Duke Health’s four hospitals at 123-beds, the Duke Health Lake Norman hospital offers APPs opportunities to practice within team based integrative care in a variety of specialties, including emergency medicine, cardiology, orthopedics, women’s services, and surgical specialties. Located in Mooresville, NC, you can enjoy a thriving lakeside community with top schools, outdoor recreation, and exceptional quality of life. 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 APPs are expected to work to the top of their scope in order to contribute to Duke’s missions which include clinical practice, education, and research.

Requirements

• 2+ years of General Orthopaedics Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant work and surgery experience with Orthopedics - Spine patients.
• Nurse Practitioners: Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master's degree in Nursing.
• Physician Assistants: Work requires completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree strongly preferred.
• If a Nurse Practitioner, RNFA certification required.
• BLS required.
• Nurse Practitioners: Must have current or compact RN licensure & NP approval to practice 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for patients needing spine and general orthopedic care.
• Coordinate patient care including triage, physical exams, collecting and documenting data, conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ordering and scheduling laboratory studies, assisting with peri-operative workflow including scheduling, pre-ops, and post-op follow-up, diagnostic procedures and professional consultations, and prescribing appropriate interventions and medications.
• Carry out therapeutic procedures such as, wound suturing and dressing changes.
• Monitor progress of patients, report progress to supervising physician, and maintain record of each patient's progress, consulting with the supervising physician when patient's progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria.
• Refer general orthopedic patients to other services as needed to meet the needs of the patients.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees