Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke Urology of Raleigh

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 Urology of Raleigh Clinic, 3480 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC

Job Summary

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for Duke Urology/Men’s Health of Raleigh.  The urology APP will provide medical and surgical care for patients requiring urology services, with an emphasis on men’s health urologic conditions and will perform these services under the direct supervision of the designated supervising physician(s) and/or the designated alternate supervising physician(s). The urology APP will provide clinical care in various medical center settings and will be involved with the care of the patient in any role, which the supervisory physician deems proper and consistent with applicable law, medical center regulations, and delineation of privileges, in combination with the training, knowledge, skills and experience of the urology APP. The urology APP provides care to (14 and older) adult patients. The urology APP will prescribe medications for outpatients, which includes both narcotic and non-narcotic agents used for the treatment of urology patients. These privileges will be in compliance with the regulations of the North Carolina Medical Board or Board of Nursing, federal laws and Duke University Health System.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Below are listed the basic functions performed by the urology APP. This list is not all-inclusive. All functions are at the discretion of the supervising physician.

• .Evaluates patients in the clinic setting
• Performs History/physical examinations and consultations
• Writes Admission and pre-procedure orders including consultations
• Records/documents progress notes, procedure notes, and brief procedure notes
• Coordinates/communicates patient care with nursing staff
• Participates in patient/family education
• Communicates with referring/consulting house staff and physicians
• Participates in daily patient rounds
• Assists in all areas of clinical and procedural patient care; including but not limited to the following procedures: urodynamic studies, urethral catheter placement/exchange, suprapubic catheter exchange, cystoscopy with and without stent removal, Testopel insertion and posterior tibial nerve stimulation.
• Initiates orders for medications/intravenous fluids
• Initiates/participates in resuscitation of patients (by ACLS standards)
• Participates in determination and communication of discharge plans for patients.
• Dictates discharge summaries/participates in medical chart maintenance
• Participates in follow-up care for discharged patients

Job Eligibility 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 required; Master's degree strongly preferred.

Certification

• BLS required.

License

• 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.

Experience

• 1+ years of APP experience strongly preferred.

Job Hours

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

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