Urgent Care Job at Duke Health Integrated Practice in Durham, NC

Duke Orthopaedics seeks Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants for Orthopaedic Urgent Care clinics in the Raleigh/Durham/Cary, NC area.

Duke Orthopaedics Urgent Care locations are open seven days a week with providers on a rotating schedule. The schedule includes days off, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Role Overview

• Provide care for patients needing urgent orthopaedic care as well as subacute and chronic conditions; urgent care providers also evaluate post-operative patients experiencing acute issues
• Coordinate patient care including triage, physical exams, collecting and documenting data, conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ordering and scheduling laboratory studies including advanced imaging
• Formulation of a diagnosis and treatment plan with implementation of the plan with understanding by the patient
• Telephone support to the primary care clinics as well as primary care urgent care clinicsRefer orthopaedic urgent care patients to other services to meet patient needs

Experience

• 2+ years of General Orthopaedics Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant work experience
• Comfortable with autonomy in clinical practice treating both adult and pediatric patients
• Technical skills should include injections, splinting, and casting

Community

Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill is a growing region where two million residents experience diverse opportunity to grow their careers and enjoy life. From urban to suburban and rural family settings, the area has options for every lifestyle.