Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Outpatient Oncology Infusion

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About Duke University Hospital

 

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States and is the number one hospital in North Carolina, according to U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024. Duke University Hospital is the largest of Duke Health's three hospitals and features 1048 patient beds, 65 operating rooms, as well as comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

 

 

 

HIRING INCENTIVES

- $7,500 Commitment Bonus (paid in two equal installments of $3750 each on the 6 month and 12 month work anniversaries)

- $8,000 relocation budget if moving 50 or more miles to live close to Duke

 

Job Location – Duke University Hospital

 

Job Summary

The Duke Health Outpatient Oncology Infusion Clinical Nurse Specialist (Oncology Infusion CNS) collaborates with members of the healthcare team to enhance patient care in the Ambulatory Oncology infusion and Radiation Oncology settings by serving as an expert resource and consultant to nursing staff and providing evidence-based clinical expertise to patients. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of oncology nursing practice, infusion therapy, and patient-centered care. They are a clinician, educator, investigator, consultant, role model and leader. They make clinical judgments based upon a synthesis of current research, concepts, principles, theories, and outcomes to solve complex problems. The Oncology Infusion CNS is a dynamic and positive role model for nursing staff.  They function as an integral part of a larger interdisciplinary team contributing to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, and in providing leadership to the nursing staff and to the organization.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities

1. Direct Care

• Conducts complete and accurate patient assessment
• Synthesizes assessment data, advanced knowledge, and experience, using critical thinking and clinical judgment for clinical problems amenable to CNS intervention.
• Employs evidence-based clinical practice guidelines tailored to the individual
• Supports the development, implementation and evaluation of standards of practice, guidelines, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Selects, develops and/or implements evidence-based clinical interventions and systems to achieve defined patient and system outcomes. 
• Prescribes nursing therapeutics, interventions, diagnostic measures, equipment, procedures, and treatments to meet the needs of patients, families and groups, in accordance with professional preparation, institutional policy, state and federal laws and practice acts.
• Evaluates outcomes of nursing practice for safety, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, efficacy and patient-centered care.
• Differentiates between outcomes that require care process modification at the individual patient level and those