Registered Nurse (RN) - Durham Pediatrics

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

 

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.

Registered Nurse (RN) – Durham Pediatrics

 

Duke University Health System seeks to hire an experienced Registered Nurse who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.

 

Durham Pediatrics at North Duke Street is a trusted, high-energy clinic providing expert care for newborns, children, teens, and adolescents. With a dedicated team of board-certified pediatricians, the clinic serves 16,000 patients annually, offering comprehensive services like well-child check-ups, immunizations, physicals, and in-clinic testing. Specializing in managing chronic conditions, behavioral health, and common illnesses, the clinic is committed to supporting children’s health and development. Families rely on Durham Pediatrics for its exceptional care and dedication to the community. 

 

Location: 2609 North Duke Street, Suite 1000, Durham, NC 27704

 

Hours: 8am – 6pm Monday – Thursday

8am - 5pm Friday

8am - 12pm Saturday, some Saturday commitment will be required

 

What you will do: 

As a Clinical Nurse in Duke University Health System, you will plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with the medical and nursing plans of care and established policies and procedures. Provide nursing services to patients and families in accordance with the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

• Plan, provide, supervise and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures. Use professional nursing judgment to individualize the plan of care based on assessment of the patient's baseline needs and response to care.
• Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers.
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as assigned.
• Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care including equipment and material resources.
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
• Act as preceptor and support the development of other staff and formal learners.
• Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities and in performance improvement activities.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

 

What you will need:

Education

• Work requires graduation from an accredited Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program.
• All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) are encouraged to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date but must complete the BSN program within seven years of their start date.

 

 

Experience

• Twelve months of appropriate clinical experience is required.  

 

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

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

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and unlicensed staff
• Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process
• Knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedure
• Ability to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families
• Ability to independently seek out resources and work collaboratively
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working r