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 Location

Scotland Cancer Treatment Center, 500 Lauchwood Drive, Laurinburg, NC

Job Summary

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) with dual accountability to Duke Palliative Care and the Duke Cancer Network (DCN) who will practice at the Scotland Cancer Treatment Center located at 500 Lauchwood Drive in Laurinburg, NC. The APP will focus on palliative care in oncology and other diseases. The APP will work with the team to manage patients under their care, participate in clinical trials as appropriate, and collaboratively identify opportunities to improve the program and provide education. Primary hours will be Monday through Friday, day shift, with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients

Dual Accountability to: Duke Palliative Care & Duke Cancer Network

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• In collaboration with attending physician(s), the NP/PA performs triage, physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures and professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, coordinates the care of patients, and provides direct patient care services.

• Analyze clinical practice patterns so as to provide the best medical care and to increase effectiveness and efficiency.

• Communicate verbally and in writing all pertinent patient information to supervising MD, oncology & palliative care leaders, nursing staff, home health agency, and other relevant healthcare providers.

• Provide timely documentation in the medical record of all relevant data including results of diagnostic tests; laboratory results; patients’ condition and response to therapies/interventions; communications with physician colleagues.

• Support the clinical practice of Duke Palliative Care as well as the DCN hematology/oncology providers

• Identify, coordinate and implement Quality Improvement activities

• Supervise other DCN or palliative care APPs as requested

• Participate in DCN research and educational efforts

• Complete additional duties as identified by the Medical Director or DCN leadership, to enhance the delivery of patient care and promote oncology standards within the Duke Cancer Network oncology clinics.