Duke University

Physician Assistant - Duke Primary Care

Duke University$90K — $110K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program
  • Current unrestricted RN license (for NP) or State license (for PA)
  • NP must hold NP-C certification; PA must hold PA-C certification
  • BLS certification required prior to hire; ACLS and PALS must be completed thereafter
  • Preferred prior experience in a primary care setting

Responsibilities

  • Conduct detailed assessments of medical history
  • Perform physical examinations and medication reconciliation
  • Order and explain necessary diagnostic tests
  • Coordinate specialty referrals and educate patients
  • Prescribe treatments or services as required
  • Follow up on diagnostic results and procedures
  • Participate in telehealth visits and clinic research activities

Benefits

  • Full-time salaried position with structured work hours
  • Opportunity to engage in diverse patient care across multiple age groups
  • Work in a collaborative environment with physicians and other healthcare providers
  • Participate in clinic research activities to advance healthcare practices
  • Professional development through required certifications and further training
Full Job Description
Job Location

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AVAILABLE

Job Summary

Provide acute care, chronic care, preventive care and prenatal care to new and established patients of all ages in a primary care setting.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • Conduct detailed medical history assessment
  • Conduct physical exams
  • Medication reconciliation
  • Order diagnostic testing (e.g., lab work, EKG, cardiac echo, imaging procedures, etc.) when indicated
  • Coordinate specialty referrals as indicated
  • Provide consultation to patient and/or family to include necessity, prep, nature and effects of ordered diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
  • Provide patient and/or family education regarding diabetes, nutrition, smoking cessation, pain management, etc.
  • Follow up on ordered laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures, etc.
  • Prescribe treatment or medication when indicated.
  • Document all activity in patient's electronic medical record to include comments about diagnosis and prognosis, diagnostic testing, patient condition, treatments and response to therapies and interventions, etc
  • Participate in clinic research activities if needed.
  • Perform telehealth visits if needed.
  • Work with a supervising physician, other providers and colleagues in the practice.
  • Perform any other related duties required to service primary care scheduled or walk-in patients


Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

NP: Graduate of an accredited MSN or DNP Nurse Practitioner Program

PA: Graduate of ARC accredited Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree Physician Assistant Program.

Certification

NP: NP-C (can be FNP, AGNP, AGPCNP, PNP-PC, etc.)

PA: PA-C

Both: AHA approved BLS certification is required before hire. ACLS and PALS must be completed after hire.

Licensure

NP: Current unrestricted RN license issued by or recognized by NCBON with approval to practice as NP

PA: Current unrestricted license issued by NCMB with approval to practice as a PA

Both: Federal and State DEA license with unrestricted prescriptive authority

Experience:

Experience working as a PA or NP in a primary care setting is preferred but not required

Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • Conduct detailed and thorough medical/surgical history assessment
  • Physical exams
  • Medication reconciliation
  • Provide perioperative instructions/guidance
  • Order testing (e.g., lab work, EKG, cardiac echo, imaging procedures, etc.)
  • Provide consults (diabetes, nutrition, smoking cessation, pain management, geriatric care, sleep apnea, anemia, and cardiology, etc.)
  • Prescribe treatment or services to further optimize the patient prior to planned procedure if needed.
  • Follow up on ordered laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures, etc.
  • Provide explanation as to the necessity and the results of ordered testing and procedures.
  • Participate in clinic research activities if needed.
  • Perform telehealth visits if needed.
  • Work with a supervising physician from the Department of Anesthesia.
  • Any other related duties required to service pre-surgical and/or pre-anesthesia care


Job Hours
  • FT, salaried position
  • Ability and willingness to work Monday - Friday 8a-5pm, providing up to 36 hours of direct patient care per week

About Duke University

Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. Duke's campus spans over 8,600 acres on three contiguous campuses in Durham as well as a marine lab in Beaufort. Duke University is consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the United States and is a member of the prestigious Ivy League. Duke is also known for its highly ranked medical, law, and business schools. Duke University has a diverse student body, with students from all 50 states and over 100 countries. Duke University was founded in 1838 and is located in Durham, North Carolina.
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