Registered Nurse (Experienced RN or New RN) - Duke University Hospital - Wound Management - Durham

Company: Duke Health
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: September 25, 2022

Job Description:

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. -Wound Management Treatment Center Clinic 3J is seeking -Registered Nurses -who will embrace our mission of -Advancing Health Together.

-Department Summary:Each provider at Duke Wound Management Clinic takes a collaborative approach to our patients health to ensure their experience has the most optimal outcome possible. Our team consists of physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. We provide pre and post procedure appointments for Chronic Wounds Care which consist of pressure ulcers, non-healing surgical wounds, trauma wounds, wounds associated with slow bloodflow to lower extremities. - Reconstructive plastic surgery including abdominal hernia repair, body contouring, excess skin removal and cosmetic surgery, breast reconstruction, hand injuries, cast applications, removal of minor blemishes, and more! If you are interseted and eager to learn, we want you to join our team! -Work Hours & Shifts:Full-time, Monday-Friday8:00AM-5:00PM
No weekends, On-call, or Holidays -Address:40 Duke Medicine Circle Clinic 3J, Durham, NC 27710 -Job Duties: -

• Assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families.
• Plan, provide and document professional nursing care in ambulatory settings, utilizing the nursing process, in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures, under the supervision of the nurse manager, charge nurse or practice manager.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others. -
• Collect and analyze patient data, make recommendations for nursing care plans, evaluate nursing care provided, document and communicate appropriately nursing actions taken and patient responses.
• Teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care.
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of patient care and serve as a team leader.
• 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.
• Participate in the identification of clinical, operational and safety related performance improvement opportunities.
• Participate in clinic or entity level performance improvement activities.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. -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 -Degrees, Licensures, Certification
    • Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina
    • BLS required -Duke is an Affirmative Action/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, sexual orientation, or veteran status. -Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, 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. -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. -

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