Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Behavorial Health for Duke Employees

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About Duke Regional Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. With 388 beds it is the second largest of Duke Health's four hospitals and offers a comprehensive range ofmedical, surgical, and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services.

Job Location     

Duke Behavioral Health North Durham (Outpatient facility on DRH Campus located at 3643 N. Roxboro Rd, Durham, NC  27704)

Job Summary

Provide medication management to Duke employees in an outpatient setting. Completes diagnostic evaluations and ongoing medication management for patients, orders and schedules appropriate laboratory studies and works within a multi-disciplinary environment. Preferred experience includes working with employees and the ability to understand the complexities of working in a healthcare and/or academic environment. The ideal candidate would understand the necessary extra measures to ensure that this care is done in a confidential and private manner.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients that are Duke employees
• Prescribe necessary treatment and services for quality patient care
• 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
• Assume responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients
• Order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures
• Explain necessity, preparation as well as the nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education                  Graduate of accredited MSN or DNP Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program. (Note: PAs are not being considered for this position.)

Certification               PMHNP required

License                         Current unrestricted RN License issued by or recognized by the NCBON with authorization to practice as NP

Experience          

• 1+ year’s minimum experience as a PMHNP.
• 3 years of RN psych experience strongly preferred.
• 1+ year of providing care to employees strongly preferred.

Job Hours

Day shift, 40 hours per week with some flexibility in scheduling

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