Auto req ID
110032BR
Duke Entity
MEDICAL CENTER
Job Code
1129 NURSE PRACTITIONER
Job Description
Occupational Summary:
Augment a physician's ability to provide medical services to patients with lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) and other metabolic or genetic conditions within research and clinical arenas; collect and document data, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and assist with enzyme replacement therapy, order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations and provide direct patient care services.

Research Activities
# Participate in basic science and clinical research projects, including clinical trials, and disease registries (i.e. LSD registries) conducted by supervising
# Plan and implement operations and evaluations of all regulatory and patient care aspects of clinical research projects and disease registries.
# Identify and contact candidates for clinical research projects or LSD registries based on established criteria; provide patient and family information and support; communicate with referring physicians; confer with patient and attending physician to explain purpose of clinical research projects or LSD registries and obtain written consent for patient to participate.
# Collect information from patient charts, medical records, interviews, and other resources for purposes of patient monitoring, clinical research projects, and LSD registries; code, evaluate, and interpret collected data and prepare appropriate case report forms in compliance with FDA- mandated data collection guidelines or LSD registry protocols.
# Maintain interface with nursing and other professional personnel to interpret protocol application for a given patient and to answer questions about the study in progress.
# Initiate study submission including budget negotiations, departmental applications, and Institutional Review Board applications.

General Clinical Care Activities
# Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist physician in diagnosing medical and developmental conditions and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care; record the normal and abnormal data for review in consultation with the physician as needed; order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient and family.
# Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the date in the patient#s record; write progress notes; prepare patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings; obtain psycho-social history relevant to patient care; assume responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients and their families.
# Carry out therapeutic procedures; obtain patient blood samples, cultures, tissues, and other specimens for laboratory analysis and treatment monitoring
# 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; liaison with primary care and other ancillary care physicians; provide patient information and family support.
# Manage infusions for adult and pediatric patients receiving enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for Fabry, Pompe, and Gaucher diseases, and other LSDs.Provide basic patient care and treatment as requested by physician.
# Initiate drug orders and laboratory studies for patients receiving ERT based on standing protocol orders or standards of care
# Provide direction and training to nursing staff on administering ERT and other forms of patient care and treatment unique LSD population

Miscellaneous
# Maintain sufficient inventory of materials, supplies, and equipment for performance of duties.
# Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties.
 
Location
Durham
Requisition Number
401532121
Position Title
NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - PEDS MEDICAL GENETICS
Shift
First/Day
Job Family Level
78
Full Time / Part Time
FULL TIME
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Department Name
Pediatrics-Medical Genetics
Minimum Qualifications
Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
 
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Essential Physical Job Functions:
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Education
Work requires completion of accredited Nurse program and certification as either Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, State of North Carolina license eligible.

Experience
Two years of pediatric experience preferred, but not required.
Two years of experience with clinical trials preferred, but not required.