Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - General Neurology Clinics

Duke Careers•Durham, NC

15h•Onsite

About The Position

As a part of Duke Health’s outpatient clinic network, this role offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, convenient work hours, and career advancement opportunities. Duke Health is known for its top-ranked Physician Assistant Program and School of Nursing, offering ongoing learning through annual CME funding, access to high-quality Duke CME offerings, APP Grand Rounds, and a professional advancement program. Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are leaders within Duke and are expected to practice at the top of their scope, contributing to Duke’s missions in 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. This specific position is for an Advanced Practice Provider in the General Neurology Clinics in Durham, NC, working collaboratively with attending physicians and other APPs to collect and document data, perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule studies, and provide direct patient care. Primary hours are Monday through Friday, day shift, with flexibility to meet patient needs. Cross-coverage for Inbasket for the Duke Campus General Neurology group may be required for illness or vacation.

Requirements

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.
Physician Assistants: A Bachelor's degree required.
BLS required.
Nurse Practitioners: Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina.
Nurse Practitioners: 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.

Nice To Haves

Physician Assistants: Master's degree strongly preferred.
1+ years of APP experience strongly preferred.
Experience providing neurological care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist physician in diagnosing neurological problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care; record the normal and abnormal data for review by the physician and/or care of the patient.
Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the date in the patient's 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 procedures; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
Practice will be limited to general neurology. Patient population will include 8 clinic sessions of general neurology with a mix of new and return patients as determined by supervising neurologists.
Additionally, there is an opportunity based on applicant interest for 1-2 clinic sessions/week for procedures (botulinum toxin injections, occipital nerve block, lumbar puncture). Total clinic sessions 8 per week including general neurology and procedures.
Participation in clinical research or teaching opportunities are available based on discussion with supervising neurologists.