Full Job Description
At Duke Health, we’re driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
About Duke Raleigh Hospital, A Campus of Duke University Hospital
Pursue your passion for caring with the Duke Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. With 204-beds, it is the third largest of Duke Health’s four hospitals and offers a comprehensive array of services, including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, advanced gastrointestinal, and wound healing care.
- Conduct detailed and thorough medical/surgical history assessment
- Physical exams
- Medication reconciliation
- Provide perioperative instructions/guidance
- Order testing (e.g., lab work, EKG, cardiac echo, imaging procedures, etc.)
- Provide consults (diabetes, nutrition, smoking cessation, pain management, geriatric care, sleep apnea, anemia, cardiology and hospital medicine etc.)
- Prescribe treatment or services to further optimize the patient prior to planned procedure if needed.
- Follow up on ordered laboratory studies, diagnostic procedures, etc
- Provide explanation as to the necessity and the results of ordered testing and procedures.
- Communication with anesthesiologists and surgeons regarding need for delay of procedures
- Participate in clinic research activities if needed.
- Perform telehealth visits if needed.
- Work with a supervising physician from the Department of Medicine
- Any other related duties required to service pre-surgical and/or pre-anesthesia care
Duke is an 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 (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends onthe robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
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.