Registered Nurse (New or Experienced) - DUH - General Surgery Trauma Stepdown (8300)-Rotating Shifts

Duke University Hospital

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 (based on eligibility)

 

Occ Summary

Plan and provide professional nursing care fo r pParticipate in maintaining the environment of care including equipmen tans and supervise the activities of other licensed andunlicensed care p roviders.Assist other healthcare personnel inthe delivery of patient ca re.es under the supervision of the team leader orcharge nurse.Delegate t askd material resources. Prioritize work organization and identifyresour cesin accordance with physician orders and establishedpolicies and proce durtencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriateassistance orParticipate in own professional development by maintaining requiredco mpetics

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ility to record activities, document assessments, plan of care,interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient statusAbi lity to use compuorganizedWorking knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in admity to navigate the entity to provide clinical care for patientsAbility tertinent information using computerand/or paper documen tation toolsAbiliblished policies andprocedures. Provide nursing service s to patients ando withstand prolonged standing and walkingAbility to re main focused andnd maintain effective working relationshipsAbility to co mmunicate clearle of and appropriate application of the nursing processK nowledge of profy with patients, families, visitors,healthcare team, phy sicians, adminiscompletion of appropriate JCAHO and otherregulatory requ irementsPre-empdently seek out resources and work collaborativelyAbility to establish aavailable to assist in completing components of care in a timely manner.atients in accordancewith the medical and nursing plans of care and estater and learn new software programsAbility to document and communicate plized life support requirementsdesignated by work area or organizationAbf scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse andNCAKnowledgessional theory, practice and procedureAbility to assess n ursing needs of acute and chronically ill patientsand their familiesAbil ity toindepennisteringroutine and special treatments to patientsWorking knowledge ofd herein.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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Work Performed

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Level Characte risw-upAbility to use fine motor skillsCompetent in BLS and/or other spe c