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 Zebulon 116 East Horton St - Zebulon, NC

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) for the Duke Growing Child Pediatrics community-based practices located in Zebulon, NC and Clayton, NC as well other Wake County clinic locations 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 NP provides direct patient care services to patients from birth to 21 years of age under the supervision of the Duke Growing Child Pediatricsphysicians. The APP 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.

The position is part-time (less than 20 hours per week). Primary commitment will be for two to five direct patient care sessions per week (session hours generally 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM) Monday through Friday to support the work of the Duke Growing Child Pediatrics clinics

Job Eligibility Requirements

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

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