Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - General Hepatology

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.

About the Role

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, offering eight advanced practice registered nurse majors and specialty certifications, as well as post master’s certificates and certification alignment programs.

Duke is committed to ongoing learning for Advanced Practice Providers (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 and are expected to work to the top of their scope 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.

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for Duke Gastroenterology in Raleigh, NC. The APP provides medical care to adult patients with liver conditions in a general hepatology outpatient clinic. Duties may include outpatient procedures or services as deemed appropriate by the supervising physician. The position is predominantly outpatient clinic sessions at Duke Gastroenterology of Raleigh (MOB9).

Responsibilities

• Record the history of present illness, past medical, family, and social history, and perform physical examinations in both outpatient and hospital settings
• Establish and follow a plan of care, when needed in conjunction with an MD; communicate regularly with the referring inpatient team
• Prescribe appropriate medications to a specialty pharmacy that will handle prior authorization and other necessary paperwork; order refills as needed
• Perform Fibroscan procedures
• Provide patient and family teaching
• Order appropriate labs, tests, and procedures, and follow up with the patient as needed
• 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 patient 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

Education

• 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 is required; Master's degree strongly preferred.

Certification & Licensure

• BLS required.
• Nurse Practitioners: Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. National certification as an 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.

Experience

• 1-2 years of gastroenterology experience preferred.

Schedule

• Monday-Friday, day shift, with flexibility to meet clinic needs.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits plans
• Convenient work hours
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Annual CME funding and access to high-quality Duke CME offerings, including APP Grand Rounds and a professional advancement program