First Assistant Nurse Jobs in Raleigh, NC (NOW HIRING)

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.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT/NURSE PRACTITIONER

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 Raleigh Hospital
3400 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27609

Job Summary

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider in our Hematology Hospital Based Clinic and Inpatient Service located in Raleigh, North Carolina (3400 Wake Forest Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609) to work in collaboration with attending physicians (both in person and via Telehealth), collect and document data, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule laboratory studies and provide direct patient care services along with helping in the coordination of a new inpatient in person and telehealth service for hematology consultation. 

Primary hours for this position will be Monday through Friday, day shift. The Division of Hematology provides diagnosis, evaluation and treatement for patients with a wide variety of blood disorders which are primarily non-malignant in nature 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• In collaboration with attending physicians, the NP/PA performs triage, physical exam, collects and documents data, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures and professional consultations, prescribe appropriate interventions and medications, coordinate the care of patients and provide direct patient care services.
• 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 the supervising attending, consulting physician, nurse staff, patient resource manager, home health agency and other relevant healthcare providers.
• Provide timely documentation in the electronic medical record of all relevant data including results of diagnostic tests, laboratory results, patient's condition and response to therapies/interventions as well as communications with physician colleagues
• Provide inpatient consultation and follow up when either rounding APP is unavailable or requires additional help and be able to present the patient to the covering attending, either in person or via Telehealth.
  • There may be a need for helping in setting up the inpatient Telehealth technological aides in the event the interaction is done remotely instead of in person

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education           

Nurse Practitioners: Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master's degree in Nursing.

Physician Assistants: Work requires 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 & NP approval to practice in the state of North Carolina. BLS required. National certification as a NP required.

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. BLS required.

DEA licensure with full prescriptive authority required.

Experience          

1+ years of APP experience preferred

Job Hours

Monday Through Friday, day shift.  No weekends and no holidays

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, (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 all members 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 will be provided by each hiring department.

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, (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 all members 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 will be provided by each hiring department.