Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Gynecologic Oncology

As an Advanced Practice Provider with Duke Health's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, you will provide direct patient care across outpatient clinics and hospital settings in Raleigh and Durham. You will collaborate with physicians and fellow APPs to perform consultations, procedures, and manage patient care for gynecologic malignancies and benign conditions. Duke Health offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits plans, and opportunities for ongoing professional growth.

Practice Info

• Duke Health's outpatient clinic network

• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Division of Gynecologic Oncology

• Duke Women's Cancer Care Raleigh and Duke Raleigh Hospital

• Cross coverage at Duke Cancer Center and Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC

• Mainly outpatient care with in-patient consults performed at Duke Raleigh Hospital and possible assist in the operating room

Shift & Schedule

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

Responsibilities

• Care for patients with gynecologic malignancies and benign gynecologic conditions such as dysplasia, hyperplasia, and germline genetic mutations.

• Obtain patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record data in the patient's record; write progress notes; prepare patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings; obtain psychosocial history relevant to patient care, and assume responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients.

• Order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic-therapeutic procedures; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects to the patient.

• Utilize medical decision making to create an individualized patient plan of care.

• Perform and/or assist with IUD placement/removal and diagnostic/therapeutic procedures such as colposcopy, cervical-vulvar-vaginal biopsies, and endometrial biopsies to aid in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.

• Report progress to collaborating physician and maintain record of each patient's progress.

• Play a significant role in managing end of life and supportive care issues across the scope of our practice in the inpatient and outpatient settings, working closely with Gynecologic Oncology and Palliative Care teams for timely initiation of goals of care conversations and hospice referrals.

• Collaborate with APP team members to ensure clinic coverage as well as timely response to patient MyChart and phone messages, participate in teaching students, fellows and residents, and perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Compensation

• Competitive compensation

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plans

• Annual CME funding and access to high-quality Duke CME offerings including APP Grand Rounds and a professional advancement program

Qualifications

• Preference for 1+ years of work experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (APP) in Women's Health and/or Oncology.

• Consider new graduate APP if education included oncology elective(s).

• 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.

• BLS required.

• Nurse Practitioner: Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) designation or additional oncology CME each year.

• Nurse Practitioners: Must have current or compact RN licensure 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.