Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke Allergy Clinics

Duke Careers•Durham, NC

2d•Onsite

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. 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 Locations Based on need, you may be required to support at least 2 of the following locations: Duke Asthma, Allergy, and Airway Center, 1821 Hillandale Road, Durham, NC Duke Allergy and Pulmonary South Durham Clinic, 234 Crooked Creek Parkway, Durham, NC Duke Health Cary, 100 Duke Health Cary Pl, Cary, NC Job Summary We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider in our Duke Allergy Clinics located in Durham and Cary, NC to work in collaboration with attending physicians, collect and document data and provide direct patient care services to general allergy patients. Primary hours will be Monday through Friday, day shift, with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients. The ideal candidate will be an autonomous, highly motivated Provider with excellent communication and organizational skills who is interested in managing multiple and severe allergic and immunologic conditions in a high-volume, fast-paced outpatient clinic.

Requirements

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.
BLS required.
Nurse Practitioners: Must have current or compact RN licensure & NP approval to practice 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. BLS required.
Both: DEA license with prescriptive authority required.
1+ years of APP experience strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Previous Allergy/Immunology experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Perform thorough patient assessments including history taking, physical examination, ordering and interpreting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist physician in diagnosing and managing complex allergic and immunologic conditions. Prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
Synthesize a patient’s history into a detailed and organized chart note, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient's record; Develop and implement individualized treatment plan with supervising physician to be able to independently reassess at follow-up appointments.
Order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
Monitor progress of patients, report progress to supervising physicians, and maintain record of each patient's progress, consulting with supervising physician when patient's progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria.
Assist with triage support for same-day, urgent access appointments and in-basket message management. Participation in cross coverage of in-basket.
Able and willing to assess and treat acute allergic or anaphylactic reactions that may occur in our immunotherapy and biologic shot clinic.
Assist with supervision of immunotherapy and biologic injections that will be given by our team of allergy shot nurses.
May have opportunities to participate in basic science and clinical research projects conducted by supervising physicians; prepare statistical reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions. Train new personnel. Participate in teaching students and residents in techniques and procedures which are unique to specific clinical settings.
Keeping Up-to-Date- The field of Allergy and Immunology is constantly evolving. Staying current with treatments and best practices is essential but can be demanding.