Nurse Practitioner Duke Orthopedics Foot & Ankle

As a part of Duke Healths 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 nations 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 masters 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 Dukes missions which include clinical practice education and research.
• Practice locations can include Duke Healths three hospitals or over 140 primary care and specialty care clinics throughout North Carolina.

Job Location(s)

Duke Orthopedics of Cary - Duke Health Cary Pl - Cary NC; Duke Raleigh Hospital - 3400 Wake Forest Rd - Raleigh NC; Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center Arringdon - 5601 Arringdon Park Dr - Morrisville NC

Job Summary

We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) for the Duke Orthopedics - Foot & Ankle clinic located in Cary NC as well as a possibility of other Wake County NC locations toprovide direct patient care services in collaboration with the attending physician requiring Foot & Ankle Orthopedic care as well as General Orthopedics. The APP will augment a physicians ability to provide medical services to patients. First assist with surgeries performed at Duke Raleigh Hospital and Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center Arringdon. If Nurse Practitioner RNFA certification required.

Primary hours will be Monday through Friday with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide care for patients needing foot & ankle orthopedic and general orthopedic care.

• Coordinate patient care including triage physical exams collecting and documenting data conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures ordering and scheduling laboratory studies assisting with peri-operative workflow including scheduling pre-ops and post-op follow-up diagnostic procedures and professional consultations and prescribing appropriate interventions and medications.

• 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.
• 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 general orthopedic patients to other services as needed to meet the needs of the patients.

Experience

• Prefer 1 years orthopedics work experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. If new graduate clinical rotations in an orthopedic care setting.
• If a Nurse Practitioner prefer RNFA certification

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

• Nurse Practitioners: Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Masters degree in Nursing.
• Physician Assistants: Work requires completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelors degree required; Masters 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 licensure required.

Job Hours

Primary hours will be Monday through Friday with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients.

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