Clinical Nurse, PRN - Ortho Trauma SD Unit 11 DCT

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. Inaddition 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

Independently plan and provide professional nu rsiCharacteristics

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policies andprocedures. Provide nursing serv ices to patients and families inaccordance with the scope of the RN as d efined by the North Carolinaonse to care.Delegate tasks and supervise th e activities of other licensed andunlicensed care providers.Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and actas team leader or charge nurse for a groupplan of care based on assessment of thepatient's baseline needs and respcidental to the work described herein.

Knowledge, Skills andevelopment of other staff and formallearners .Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performanc eimprovement opportunities and in performance improvement activities.Per form other related duties insing processKnowledge of professional theory , practice and procedureAbilractical nurse andNCAKnowledge of and approp riate application of the nurvise and document professional nursing careu tilizing the nursing processmunicate pertinent information using compute rand/or paper documentationAbilities

Knowledge of scope of the re gistered nurse, licensed pteassistance or educational offerings.Act as p receptor and support the drmation,treatment, and follow-upAbility to us e fine motor skillsCompeteity to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritizeinfoach patients and families in accordance with t he nursingplan of careAbilare,interventions, evaluation and re-evaluatio n of patient statusAbilityity to assess nursing needs of acute and chron ically ill patientsand thefor patients in accordance with physicianorder s and established policieowledge and completion of appropriate JCAHO and otherregulatory requiremowledge ofinfection control procedures and saf ety precautionsWorking kny work areaAbility to record activities, docume nt assessments, plan of cnt in BLS and/or other specialized life support requirementsdesignated bto use computer and learn new software programsAble to document and coms and procedures. Use professional nursingjudgme nt to individualize therial resources.Participate in own professional de velopment by maintaininentsPre-employment Physical Capacity Testing Requ ired

Levelof patients or anentire unitas assigned.Monitor and i nitiate correctivativelyAbility to establish and maintain effective work ing relationshipsare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and ot hersAbility to teBoard of Nursing.

Work Performed

Pla n, provide, superocused and organizedWorking knowledge of procedures and techniques invole action to maintain the environment ofcare including e quipment and matesAbility to withstand prolonged standing and walking.Ab ility to remain fg requiredcompetencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriaAbility to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors,healthcved in administeringroutine and special treatments to p atientsWorking knir familiesAbility to independently seek out resources and work collaborngcare for patientsinacc