Clinical Nurse Specialist -Ambulatory Practice Management

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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 2022-2023. 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. Discover what makes Duke University Hospital unique and how you can advance your career as part of the team.

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)

 

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Duke University Hospital - Ambulatory Practice Management  - Full-time

 

General Description

• Provide specialized patient care functions as a clinician, educator and/or a consultant for a specified patient population.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

• Coordinate with the nursing staff to identify patient care problems, to implement approaches to these problems and to evaluate the effectiveness of the approaches.
• Perform clinical evaluations and make clinical judgments based on a synthesis of concepts, principles, models, and theories to solve complex problems.
• Serve as a consultant in a nursing specialty area for patients, nurses and other health team members throughout Duke University Medical Center and community agencies.
• Participate in departmental and hospital committees and meetings to facilitate improvement of patient care and development of goals, philosophies and objectives for a specialized patient population.

• Maintain liaison with faculty members of schools of nursing to arrange and facilitate clinical experience for nursing students; communicate with faculty members concerning students' needs and progress.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of an educational program designed to convey specialized knowledge and skills to nursing personnel
• Coordinate plans for the professional development of the nursing staff assigned to a specialty unit area and serve as a practitioner of specialized patient care. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

 

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education:

• MSN required

 

Experience:

• 3 years of nursing experience required

 

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification:

• Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina
• BLS required.
• Certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS) is required.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Pre-employment Physical Capacity Testing Required

 

 

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