Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Hematologic Malignancy and Cellular Therapy
Duke Careers
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Promote and maintain high standards of patient care throughout the continuum of cancer diagnosis.
- Elicit detailed and accurate patient histories and perform through physical examinations.
- Order appropriate diagnostic imaging and tests to determine medical and post treatment diagnoses, patient conditions, treatment toxicities.
- Formulate appropriate treatment plans with critical thinking skills and high-level clinical judgement including prescribing appropriate medications.
- Chart patient progress maintaining detailed and accurate health records.
- Participate in clinical research projects and understand the importance of documentation of toxicities and data collection.
- Communication among multi-disciplinary teams to support patient care.
- Collaborating, supporting and building strong relationships with supervising, back-up supervising physicians, APP colleagues, and team members.
- Participate in education of patients, family members, new staff, students and other learners.
- Perform procedures including: Bone Marrow Biopsies, Lumbar Puncture with and without intrathecal chemotherapy, Ommaya Access with and without intrathecal chemotherapy, Punch skin biopsy with simple suture.
- See scheduled and unscheduled patients.
- Attend program required meetings.
- Maintain up-to-date clinical and professional knowledge via approved CME.
- Protect patient confidentiality, maintain ethics and abide by North Carolina laws and Duke Health System policies.
- Maintain institutional requirements for compliance.
Requirements
- NP: Graduate of accredited MSN or DNP Nurse Practitioner Program for adult care
- PA: Graduate of ARC accredited Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree Physician Assistant Program
- NP: Any NP certification that treats adults (FNP, ANP, AGNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, etc.)
- PA: PA-C
- Both: BLS ACLS preferred
- NP: Must have unrestricted RN licensure issued by or recognized by the NCBON with authorization to practice as a NP
- PA: Must have unrestricted medical license issued by NCMB with authorization to practice as PA
- Both: Federal and State DEA independent license with unrestricted prescriptive authority
- APP experience is preferred, ideally in Hematology/Oncology, but recent or new grads graduating by December 2025 are welcome to apply.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
patient carepatient history elicitationphysical examinationsdiagnostic imagingtreatment planningmedication prescribinghealth record chartingclinical research participationprocedures (Bone Marrow Biopsies, Lumbar Puncture, Ommaya Access, Punch skin biopsy)CME (Continuing Medical Education)
Soft skills
critical thinkingclinical judgementcommunicationcollaborationrelationship buildingeducationteamworksupporting colleaguespatient confidentialityethics
Certifications
MSNDNPFNPANPAGNPAGPCNPAGACNPPA-CBLSACLS