Nurse Practitioner/Physican Assistant - Duke Orthopedics Urgent Care

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(s) Duke Orthopaedics Urgent Care locations Job Summary We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) for the Duke Department of Orthopaedics at Duke Orthopaedics Urgent Care locations to provide direct patient care services.
• The APP providing services in the urgent care is functioning with autonomy with physician support.
• Duke urgent cares are open seven days a week with the providers having a rotating schedule.
• This includes days off, evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Job

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide care for patients needing urgent orthopaedic care as well as subacute and chronic conditions. The urgent care provider will also evaluate post-operative patients experiencing acute issues. Coordinate patient care including triage, physical exams, collecting and documenting data, conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ordering and scheduling laboratory studies including advanced imaging. Formulation of a diagnosis and treatment plan with implementation of the plan with understanding by the patient. Education of learners rotating in the department and urgent care. Telephone support to the primary care clinics as well as primary care urgent care clinics. Communicate verbally and in writing all pertinent patient information to supervising physician, nursing staff, patient resource manager, home health agency, and other relevant healthcare providers as needed. 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. Respond to patient inquiries and concerns via telephone or EPIC MyChart messages and be accessible to consult with supervising physician as needed. Analyze clinical practice patterns to provide the best medical care and to increase effectiveness and efficiency. Refer orthopaedic urgent care patients to other services as needed to meet the needs of the patients. Experience 2+ years of General Orthopaedics Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant work experience. The APP candidate should be comfortable with autonomy in clinical practice treating both adult and pediatric patients. Technical skills should include injections, splinting and casting. 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. 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. DEA license required Job Hours Duke urgent cares are open seven days a week with the providers having a rotating schedule. This includes days off, evenings, weekends and holidays.