Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area. In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

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Cardiololgy/Pulmonary Clinic 2F2G

What is 2F/2G? The clinic is comprised of Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Pulmonary, and  Cardio-thoracic surgery between four different hallways. Hallway AB/Lung Transplant/CT Surgery consists of Pre & Post lung transplant, Cysitc Fibrosis, and Cardiothoracic Surgery. Hallway C/Pulomnary consists if Intestinal Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, COPD, Asthma/Allergy, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Sacoidosis. Hallway DE/Electrophysiology consists of Syncope, Devices, and Heart Arrhythmias. Hallway FG/Advanced Heart failure consists of Heart Transplant, Advanced Heart Failure, LVAD, Same Day Access, and Cardiac-oncology.

Hours:

-Hours of Clinic Operation are Monday- Friday 7:00AM-5:00PM (there are two closers each day - one must be an RN)

-RNs and CMAs have staggered schedules to cover the whole day which include the followings shifts: 8:00AM-4:30PM, 7:00AM-3:30PM, 8:30AM-5:00PM, ect.

-No holidays, on call, or weekends required

Address:

Duke Clinic, 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Clinic 2F/2G, Durham, NC

Parking:

-Subsidized parking for any Duke Health team members that make $80,000 or less

-Duke will subsidize up to $30 per month in parking permit fees for eligible team members

-Must work more than 30 hours per week to qualify

Job Summary:

Independently plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures. Provide nursing services to patients and families in accordance with the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

Work Performed:

• Plan, provide, supervise and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures
• Use professional nursing judgment to individualize the plan of care based on the assessment of the patient's baseline needs and response to care
• Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as a team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as assigned
• Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care including equipment and material resources
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs, and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings
• Act as a preceptor and support the development of other staff and formal learners
• Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance-improvement opportunities and in performance improvement activities
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and acknowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedure
• Ability to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families ability to independently seek out resources and work collaborative ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others
• Use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, treatment, and follow-up ability to use fine motor skills competent in BLS and/or other specialized life support requirements designated by work area
• Record activities, document assessments, plan of care,interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status
• Use computer and learn new software programs able to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools ability to navigate the entity to provide clinical care for patients
• Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking
• Remain focused and organized and have working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients
• Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions working knowledge and completion of appropriate JCAHO and other regulatory requirements Pre-employment Physical Capacity Testing Required

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN program
  Exception: Registered nurses hired between July 1, 2014, and April 11, 2021
• Candidates without a  Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) are expected to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date but must complete the program within five years of their start date.
  Registered nurses hired before July 1, 2014, are not required to enroll in a BSN program to remain in this job classification.

Experience:

• Experience preferred but not required

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications:

• Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina.
• BLS required.

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Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob 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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