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Posted: 22-Feb-26
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
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Internal Number: 252654
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
Central Carolina Surgery - 1002 N Church St, Greensboro, NC
Job Summary
We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider with our Central Carolina Surgery Trauma Team located in Greensboro, NC. The APP will be part of a multidisciplinary team caring for trauma and general surgery patients overnight.
Primary hours will be 12-hour night shifts, 7pm-7:30am, with hours flexible to meet the needs of the patients. Full and part time positions available.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform diagnostic and procedures to assist physician in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care; record the normal and abnormal data for review by the physician.
- Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient's record; write progress notes; prepare patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings.
- Order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and surgical procedures to the patient.
- Perform wound suturing and dressing changes; monitor progress of patients, report progress to supervising physician, and maintain record of each patient's progress, consulting with supervising physician when patient's progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria.
- See level 1 and level 2 trauma activations as well as new trauma and general surgery admissions and consults along with the trauma or on call surgeon.
- Have a knowledge of pre-op and post-op procedures.
- Ability to work well with colleagues and groups important.
Job Eligibility Requirements
Education
- Nurse Practitioners: Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master's degree in Nursing.
- Physician Assistants: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program. A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree strongly preferred.
Certification
- ACLS preferred, ATLS preferred, but can be obtained after hire.
- 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 employment.
- 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.
- Both: Current unrestricted DEA licensure with prescriptive authority required.
Experience
- 1+ years of trauma or general surgery APP experience strongly preferred.
Job Hours
12-hour night shifts, 7pm-7:30am.
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