Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Duke Neurological Sleep/Insomnia
Clinic
Work Arrangement:
Requisition Number: 256699
Regular or Temporary: Regular
Location:
Durham, NC, US, 27705
Personnel Area: DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTIC
Date: Sep 6, 2026
As a part of Duke Health's outpatient clinic network, 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 Advanced Practice Highlights:
The nation's first Physician Assistant Program was created at Duke in 1965
and is consistently ranked No. 1 in the country.
The Duke School of Nursing is consistently ranked as one of the top
nursing schools and their MSN and DNP programs offers eight advanced
practice registered nurse majors and specialty certifications, as well as
post master's certificates and certification alignment programs.
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 offers APPs opportunities to practice within team based integrative
care in a tremendous variety of specialties. APPs are expected to work to
top of scope in order to contribute to Duke's missions which include
clinical practice, education, and research.
Practice locations can include Duke Health's three hospitals or over 140
primary care and specialty care clinics throughout North Carolina.
Job Location
Duke South Clinic 1L, Durham, NC
Duke Health Center, 932 Morreene Rd, Durham, NC
Duke Health Cary, 100 Duke Health Cary Pl, Cary, NC
Job Summary
We are excited to announce an opportunity for an Advanced Practice Provider to
join our Duke Neurological Sleep Clinic , serving both Durham and
Raleigh/Cary, North Carolina , with a focus on insomnia care. In this role,
you will:
Collaborate with attending physicians to provide specialized care for
patients with insomnia and related sleep disorders.
Deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) and
pharmacologic management for insomnia.
Collect and document patient data accurately.
Conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations.
Provide direct patient care services to individuals with insomnia and
other sleep disorders.
The primary hours for this position are Monday through Friday, during the day
shift, with flexibility to meet the needs of our patients.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Patient Care: Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations,
and record data in the patient's record. Write progress notes, prepare
patient workups and summaries, noting pertinent positive and negative
findings. Obtain psychosocial history relevant to patient care and develop
therapeutic relationships with patients, especially those struggling with
chronic insomnia.
Insomnia-Specific Care: Administer and interpret validated sleep
assessment tools. Develop and implement individualized CBTi treatment
plans. Prescribe and manage medications used to treat insomnia, while
monitoring efficacy and side effects.
Diagnostic Procedures: Order and schedule laboratory studies and
diagnostic procedures. Explain the necessity, preparation, nature, and
anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to
the patient.
Patient Monitoring: Monitor patient progress, report to the
supervising physician, and maintain records of each patient's progress.
Consult with the supervising physician when a patient's progress does not
meet anticipated criteria.
Therapeutic Procedures: Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
to assist the physician in diagnosing sleep disorders and prescribing
necessary treatments. Record normal and abnormal data for review by the
physician.
Teaching: Participate in teaching students and residents techniques
and procedures unique to insomnia management and behavioral sleep
medicine..
Clinical Trials: Participate in clinical trial subject recruitment,
enrollment, and study, particularly those related to insomnia treatment.
Job Eligibility Requirements
Education
Nurse Practitioners: Work requires completion of an accredited Nurse
Practitioner program, with a Master's degree in Nursing.
Physician Assistants: Work requires completion of an accredited Physician
Assistant program. A Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree strongly
preferred.
Certification
Certification or formal training in CBTi preferred.
BLS required.
License
Nurse Practitioners: Must have current or compact RN licensure & NP
approval to practice in the state of North Carolina. BLS required.
National certification as a NP required.
Physician Assistants: Must be licensed in the state of NC, and be
certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on
Certification of Physician Assistants.
DEA licensure required.
Experience
1+ years of experience treating patients with insomnia preferred.
Formal training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi)
strongly preferred.
Comfort with prescribing insomnia medications required.
Experience in sleep medicine or behavioral sleep medicine preferred.
Job Hours
Monday–Friday, day shift, with flexibility to meet clinic needs.
Eight 4-hr patient-facing sessions per week.
Two 4-hr administrative sessions per week.
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, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions),
sexual orientation, or military status.
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creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the 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.
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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.
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