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About Duke Primary Care

 

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Primary Care, which offers family, adolescent, and internal medicine services as well as urgent, general pediatric, and virtual care at nearly 50 clinic locations across central North Carolina.

Clinical Nurse IV Leader - Duke Urgent Care Croasdiale 

 

Job Summary:

Provide advanced and specialized nursing care in alignment with the guidelines of the Nursing Clinical Ladder Program and the North Carolina Board of Nursing. This role involves delivering high-quality patient care while offering leadership at the local level in key areas such as administration, education, informatics, and quality improvement.

 

What you will do:

• Assess and address the care needs of patient populations across the continuum of care, ensuring comprehensive care delivery.
• Lead and collaborate on developing standards of care, patient and family education, and staff training to meet the needs of diverse populations.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams to provide leadership in delivering exceptional patient care.
• Take an active leadership role in educational activities, departmental committees, research projects, and other health-related initiatives.
• Evaluate, guide, and oversee the selection, use, and maintenance of material resources, collaborating with relevant departments on vendor selection and feedback.
• Mentor and coach others across the continuum of care, fostering professional growth through role modeling, orientation design, and precepting.
• Lead initiatives at departmental, organizational, community, or national levels to improve patient care quality and promote staff development.
• Conduct performance reviews and recommend personnel actions, including hiring, appraisals, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
• Monitor clinical practices to ensure adherence to regulatory and practice standards, collaborating with leadership to coach and mentor nursing colleagues.
• Plan and deliver educational sessions, assess staff educational needs, and partner with educators to address learning gaps.
• Serve as a superuser for clinical information systems, facilitating technology adoption, troubleshooting, and providing training and support to staff.
• Collaborate with experts to analyze patient care data, identify trends, and implement quality and patient safety improvements.
• Engage in quality assurance, research, and innovation initiatives, contributing to the development of new methodologies and technologies for improved care delivery.
• Perform additional duties as required to support the organization’s mission and goals.

 

What you will need:

Education

• Work requires graduation from an accredited nursing program with a BSN degree.

 

Experience

• Applicants must meet all requirements set forth by the DUHS Career Ladder Program for level IV.

 

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

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

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of the scope and roles of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and unlicensed staff.
• Proficient application of the nursing process and understanding of professional nursing theory, practices, and procedures.
• Skilled in assessing the nursing needs of both acute and chronically ill patients and their families.
• Ability to work independently, seek out resources, and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong