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Posted: 04-Apr-25
Location: Durham, North Carolina
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Internal Number: 239064
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 Dermatology Clinic, 40 Duke Medicine Circle, Durham, NC
Duke South Durham Dermatology Clinic, 234 Crooked Creek Pkwy, Durham, NC
Duke Dermatology Patterson Place, 5324 McFarland Dr, Durham, NC
Duke Wakefield Dermatology Clinic, 11081 Forest Pines Dr, Raleigh, NC
Duke Dawson Dermatology Clinic, 77 Vilcom Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC
Job Summary
We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for the Duke Dermatology Clinics. Position will work with attending physician to collect and document data, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations, and provide direct patient care services to general pediatric and adult dermatology patients. Primary hours will be Monday through Friday, day shift, with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients. Position will require working at up to two different clinic sites in the Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill area.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- In collaboration with attending physician(s), treat patients in Duke Dermatology Clinics to assess, diagnose, plan treatment, set priorities and realistic outcomes, and evaluate the effectiveness and cost efficiency of patient care. These activities will be performed in-person as could include telehealth visits.
- Patient population will include general dermatology pediatric or adult patients in one of more of our clinical sites.
- 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 supervising MD, nursing 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; patients' condition and response to therapies/interventions; communications with physician colleagues.
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 dermatology APP experience required.
Job Hours
Monday-Friday, day shift, with flexibility to meet clinic needs
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