Registered Nurse - Cancer Center 3-2 GI/Thoracic Durham, NC

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Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Healthhospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

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)

Outpatient GI, Thoracic, Melanoma, Clinic 3-2

- Clinic environment where nurses are responsible for partnering with Medical Assistants to support efficient clinic flow, teaching patients, and coordination of care.

- Supports a multi-divisional approach to patient care including medical oncology and surgery for GI,

Thoracic, and Melanoma Oncology(3-2) and medical oncology, Neurosurgery, Palliative Care, and

Brain and Spine Metastasis (3-1). The clinic utilizes a primary nursing model, nurses are partnered with a group of physicians and APP to provide consistent support to that population of patients.

- When the provider team is not in clinic, the nurses support the clinic with other providers within the clinic. The nurses should be able to work in an autonomous environment, be confident, flexible, and willing to learn. High level critical thinking is a must as our nurses support patients in and out of clinic, connecting them with resources and serving as a liaison for coordinating care.

Occ Summary

Plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.

Work Performed

Plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act

Assist in the development and implementation of general policies and responses.

Provide direction and guidance in the proper use, care and control of as assigned with physician orders and established policies and procedures to include collecting and analyzing patient data, developing and implementing nursing care plans, establishing interpersonal relationships with patients, evaluating nursing care given and communicating to proper personnel relevant facts about patients, action taken and patient as team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit material resources; appraise quality and effectiveness of material and equipment and report results to head nurse; maintain standards of cleanliness in assigned areas.

Observe activities of nursing staff and make recommendations to nursing management for improvement in the quality and effectiveness of nursing care given procedures designed to effect efficiency of operations.

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 inaccordance 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 designated by work area

• 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

• Able to document and communicate pertinent information using computer 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 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 Pre-employment Physical Capacity Testing Required

Level Characteristics

N/A

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN/ADN program. Nurses 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

Twelve months of appropriate clinical experience is required. At a manager's discretion, employees with 6 months of experience who are exceptional performers may be eligible for this level.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

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

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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.