Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Lake Norman Oncology

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Lake Norman Oncology

Work Arrangement: Regular Location: Mooresville, NC, US, 27717 Personnel Area: DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTIC Date: Aug 28, 2026

As a part of Duke Health Lake Norman, 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 Health Lake Norman hospital offers APPs opportunities to practice within team based integrative care in a variety of specialties, including emergency medicine, cardiology, orthopedics, women's services, and surgical specialties. Located in Mooresville, NC, you can enjoy a thriving lakeside community with top schools, outdoor recreation, and exceptional quality of life. 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 APPs are expected to work to top of scope in order to contribute to Duke's missions which include clinical practice, education, and research.

Job Summary: We are seeking a compassionate, qualified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our new Lake Norman Medical Oncology team. The ideal candidate has exceptional internal medicine skills and oncology experience. They will work with a multidisciplinary team providing direct patient care services. We invite you to apply to work with team of oncology caregivers who are dedicated to outstanding patient care.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Promote and maintain high standards of patient care throughout the continuum of cancer diagnosis.
• Elicit detailed and accurate patient histories and perform thorough 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.
• 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.
• Provide Coverage for infusion room patient and manage acute problem and infusion reactions.

Additional preferred skills and qualifications:

• Ability to work in a team-oriented clinic
• Willingness to be flexible and available to support the team.
• Analytical thinking skills with curiosity and ability to investigate and diagnose.
• Competence with technology
• Excellent communication skills and customer service skills
• Experience working independently and as a part of a team
• The desire and willingness to continue to learn

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 preferred.

Certification: Physician Assistant Certification Nurse Practitioner Licensure and Certification Licensed in the State of North Carolina BLS required ACLS preferred License 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: DEA independent license with prescriptive authority

Experience: 1+ years of APP experience strongly preferred.

Job Hours: M-F 8.5 No weekends. No night call or weekend call

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