Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Primary Care (Lake Norman)

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Duke Health Integrated Practice

Duke Health Integrated Practice comprises more than 110 primary and specialty outpatient clinics, extending the reach of Duke Health's mission across the state of North Carolina.

Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider / NP or PA

Duke Health Lake Norman

Job Location

Job Summary

Provide acute care, chronic care, preventive care and prenatal care to new and established patients of all ages in a primary care setting.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed medical history assessment
• Conduct physical exams
• Medication reconciliation
• Order diagnostic testing (e.g., lab work, EKG, cardiac echo, imaging procedures, etc.) when indicated
• Coordinate specialty referrals as indicated
• Provide consultation to patient and/or family to include necessity, prep, nature and effects of ordered diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Provide patient and/or family education regarding diabetes, nutrition, smoking cessation, pain management, etc.
• Follow up on ordered laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures, etc.
• Prescribe treatment or medication when indicated.
• Document all activity in patient’s electronic medical record to include comments about diagnosis and prognosis, diagnostic testing, patient condition, treatments and response to therapies and interventions, etc
• Participate in clinic research activities if needed. 
• Perform telehealth visits if needed.
• Work with a supervising physician, other providers and colleagues in the practice.
• Perform any other related duties required to service primary care scheduled or walk-in patients

 Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

NP:        Graduate of an accredited MSN or DNP Nurse Practitioner Program for adult care.

PA:        Graduate of ARC accredited Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree Physician Assistant Program.

Certification

NP:        NP-C

PA:        PA-C

Both:     AHA approved BLS certification is required before hire.  ACLS and PALS must be completed after hire.

Licensure

NP:        Current unrestricted RN license issued by or recognized by NCBON with approval to practice as NP

PA:         Current unrestricted license issued by NCMB with approval to practice as a PA

Both:     Current federal and state DEA with full prescriptive authority

Experience

• Experience working as a PA or NP in a primary care setting is preferred but not required

Physical and mental requirements:

• Able to clearly articulate scope of practice, and practices within those guidelines as a Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant in the state of North Carolina and within the Duke University Health System.
• Able to independently seek out resources and work collaboratively to solve complex problems
• Able to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership, and others.
• Able to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, perform health assessments, treatment, and follow-up.
• Able to use fine motor skills
• Able to record activities, document assessments & interventions; prepare reports and presentations.
• Able to use computer and learn new software programs
• Able to provide leadership in clinical area of expertise and in meeting organizational goals
• Able to navigate the Hospital and DUHS to provide clinical expertise to specific patient populations
• Able to withstand prolonged standing and walking with the ability to move or lift at least fifty pounds
• Able to remain focused and organized
• Able to work collaboratively with all levels of personnel

Job Hours

• FT, salaried position
• Ability and willingness to work Monday – Friday 8a-5pm, providing up to 36 hours of direct patient care per week

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that allmembers of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation willbe provided by each hiring department.