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Nurse Practitioner - Duke Growing Child Pediatrics
Location:
Clayton, NC
Description:
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 LOCATIONS Growing Child Pediatrics at Clayton - 500 Gateway Drive - Clayton, NC; Growing Child Pediatrics at Knightdale - 1005 Big Oak Ct - Knightdale, NC We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner for the Growing Child Pediatrics at Clayton community-based practice located in Clayton, NC as well as Growing Child Pediatrics at Knightdale located in Knightdale, NC. We are seeking an individual with general pediatric experience and excellent communication and clinical skills who can work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team . The Duke Growing Child Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner provides direct patient care services to patients from birth to 21 years of age under the supervision of the Duke Growing Child Pediatrics physicians. The Nurse Practitioner performs physical exams, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies, professional consultations, collects and documents data, and prescribes appropriate interventions and medications in order to coordinate patient care. Explains the necessity, nature, preparation and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic services to the patient and/or family.Primary commitment will be for eight direct patient care sessions per week . Two sessions per week are administrative non-patient care activities. Weekend Urgent Care sessions at the Growing Child Pediatrics at Knightdale location responsibility consists of a minimum of six weekends per year dependent on business need. Session includes evaluating and treating newborn, well, sick and urgent care patients on Saturdays from 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM.Prefer 1+ years of experience as a NP and/or RN in a primary pediatrics clinical setting. JOb RESPONSIBILITIES Provide primary care for a panel of patients from birth to 21 years of age. Coordinate the activities of the multidisciplinary primary health care team in an outpatient setting to ensure optimal patient care services, including but not limited to management of well patient care and follow-up, sick, urgent and newborn care including weight checks. Supports patient self-management of disease and behavior modification interventions. COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT CARE Participates in practice-based and division team meetings and quality improvement initiatives. Coordinates continuity of patient care with external healthcare organizations and facilities, including hospital admission and discharge, ER visits and referrals from the primary care provider to a specialty care provider. Conducts comprehensive, preventive patient screenings. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES Assesses educational needs of patients and/or their families and provides education interventions as indicated and develops appropriate teaching tools as needed. Utilizes appropriate resources within Duke to ensure all patient's and/or their family's education materials meet required standards. Assists in teaching trainees rotating through on primary care pediatric rotations. JOB ELIGIBILITY REQUIRMENTS Education Nurse Practitioners: Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master's degree in Nursing. 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. Experience Prefer 1+ years of experience as an APP and/or RN in Pediatrics Duke is an Affirmative Action/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, sexual orientation, or veteran 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 . PDN-9bf583e0-c89b-46a9-8cd2-8ea22b8875ef
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