Full-Time
Registered Nurse
Prepost-Cardiac Procedure
Duke University
Private research university in Durham, NC
No salary listed
Durham, NC, USA
In Person
One night shift per week is required, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Relocation assistance may be available based on eligibility.
Bachelor's
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Infection Control
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Patient Education
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Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is required, subject to the stated exceptions for certain previously hired registered nurses.
- Twelve months of appropriate clinical experience is required.
- Current or compact registered nurse licensure in North Carolina is required.
- Basic Life Support certification is required.
- Competence in Basic Life Support and any other specialized life-support requirements designated by the work area is required.
- The role requires completion of pre-employment physical capacity testing.
- Knowledge of the scope of practice for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and unlicensed staff is required.
- Knowledge and appropriate application of the nursing process is required.
- The ability to assess the nursing needs of acutely and chronically ill patients and their families is required.
- The ability to use computer systems and learn new software programs is required.
- Working knowledge of procedures and techniques for administering routine and special patient treatments is required.
- Working knowledge of infection-control procedures and safety precautions is required.
- Working knowledge of and completion of The Joint Commission and other regulatory requirements is required.
- The role requires the ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking and remain focused and organized.
Responsibilities
- Independently plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
- Plan, provide, supervise, and document professional nursing care using the nursing process.
- Use professional nursing judgment to individualize each patient's plan of care based on baseline needs and response to care.
- Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of licensed and unlicensed care providers.
- Assist other nursing personnel in delivering nursing care and act as team leader or charge nurse for a patient group or entire unit when assigned.
- Monitor the environment of care and initiate corrective action involving equipment and material resources.
- Maintain required competencies, identify learning needs, and seek appropriate assistance or educational offerings for professional development.
- Act as a preceptor and support the development of other staff and formal learners.
- Identify clinical or operational performance-improvement opportunities and participate in performance-improvement activities.
- Record activities, document assessments, plans of care, interventions, evaluations, and re-evaluations of patient status.
- Teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care.
- Document and communicate pertinent information using computer or paper documentation tools.
- Perform other duties incidental to the work described.
- Work one night shift per week from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Duke University is a research university offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional education alongside interdisciplinary research and health care.
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