Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke Gynecology

Duke Careers•Durham, NC

5d•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 location Duke Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Arringdon – Duke Health Center Arringdon – 5601 Arringdon Park Drive – Morrisville, NC We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for the Duke Department of OB-GYN at our Arringdon Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery clinic located in Morrisville, NC. The APP will work in collaboration with physicians and advanced practice providers providing direct patient care services, collecting and documenting data, performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ordering and scheduling laboratory studies and professional consultations. Primary hours will be Monday through Friday with flexibility in your schedule and assignment to support operational needs, including but not limited to rotation across practice sites, adjustments in start/end times and participation in extended or alternative clinic hours when necessary.

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. A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree strongly preferred.
BLS required
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.
Must have DEA license at start of employment

Nice To Haves

Prefer 1+ years of work experience as a Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner and/or RN in Women's Health. If a new PA or NP graduate, OB-GYN clinical rotations

Responsibilities

Management of gynecological patients for routine care and/or treatment of common gynecological problems including but not limited to:
All methods of family planning and counseling for reproductive life planning including IUD Placement and removal and Nexplanon insertion and removal
Routine Well Woman Exams and Pap Smears
Screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections
Treatment for symptoms of menopause/perimenopause
Breast changes or masses
Pelvic/abdominal pain
Abnormal uterine bleeding
Routine Postoperative follow-up and problem visits
Endometrial, cervical and vulvar biopsies
Treatment of vulvar absences
Play a significant role in the Duke Today program by caring for patients who need same day – next day gynecology appointments.
Complete the new obstetric exam with identification of any problems complicating pregnancy or pre-existent to pregnancy
Initiate plan of care/diagnostic testing/interpretation of labs/treatment plan based on individual patient medical/surgical history
Provide patient education relating to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care
Perform FHR assessment, NST interpretation, cervical exam for labor assessment
Analyze clinical practice patterns so as to provide the best medical care and to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
Communicate verbally and in writing all pertinent patient information to supervising physician, nursing staff as well as other relevant healthcare providers.
Provide timely documentation in the electronic medical record of all relevant data including results of diagnostic tests; laboratory results; patients’ condition and response to therapies/interventions and communications with physician/advanced practice provider colleagues.
Provide timely response to patients Maestro Care and phone messages.