Durham, North Carolina
Columbus , Nebraska
Posted: 21-Nov-23
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 199305
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!
Registered Nurse (New Grad RN)-7700 Cardiac Stepdown- All Shifts Available Duke University Hospital
Summary
Join a team that thrives off team collaboration. Unit 7700 is a 17- bed Cardiology Stepdown Unit. This department accommodates cardiology medicine patients, including those with heart failure, NSTEMI, post-cardiac procedural, or those needing pre-cardiac surgery cares. Straight Shifts available! Relocation Assistance available!
Work Performed
Plan, provide and document professional nursing care, utilizing the Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein activities. Participate in own professional development by maintaining required unlicensed care providers. Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and Support the development of other staff and formal learners competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate Assist other healthcare personnel in the delivery of patient care in timely manner. Participate in maintaining the environment of care including equipment-nursing process, in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures under the supervision of the team leader or charge nurse. and material resources. Prioritize work organization and identify resources available to assist in completing components of care in a assistance or educational offerings. Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities and assist in performance improvement.
Work Schedule: 3-12 Hour Day Shift, Night Shift, or Rotating D/N position with weekends and holidays as required by the unit. All shifts are Straight Shifts.
Start Date: May 2024 and beyond
Additional Details: Relocation Assistance availble for eligible nurses.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and Ability to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients plan of care Working knowledge and completion of appropriate JCAHO and other Competent in BLS and/or other specialized life support requirements regulatory requirements Ability to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process Ability to use computer and learn new software programs and their families Ability to use fine motor skills Ability to record activities, document assessments, plan of care, Ability to navigate the entity to provide clinical care for patients Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships Ability to independently seek out resources and work collaboratively Ability to remain focused and organized Knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedure Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, routine and special treatments to patients interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others and/or paper documentation tools NCA designated by work area or organization Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking Ability to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, treatment, and follow-up Ability to document and communicate pertinent information using computer 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 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
No experience required
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required.
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