Registered Nurse (RN) - Primary Care - Float Pool

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.

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 II - Primary Care - F loat Pool. 

Occ S ummary

Independently plan and provide professional nursing care for patientsin accordance with physician orders and established policies andprocedures. Provide nursing services topatients and families inaccor dance with the scopeof the RN as defined by the North CarolinaBoard of N ursing.

Work Performed

Plan, provide, supervise anddocument professionalnursing careutilizingthe nursing process for patie nts in accordance with physicianorders andestablished policies and proce dures. Use professional nursingjudgment toindividualize the plan of care based on assessment of thepatient's baseline needs and response to care .Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed andunlice nsed care providers.Assist other nursingpersonnel in the delivery of nur sing care and actas team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unitas assigned.Monitor andinitiate corrective action tomai ntain the environment ofcare includingequipment and material resources.P articipate inown professional development by maintaining requiredcompete ncies, identifying learning needs andseeking appropriateassistance or ed ucational offerings.Act as preceptorand support the development of other staff andformallearners.Participatein the identification of clinical or operational performanceimprovementopportunities and in performance impr ovementactivities.Perform other related duties incidental to the work de scribedherein.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Know ledge ofscope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse andNCAKn owledgeof and appropriate application of the nursing processKnowledge of professional theory, practice and procedureAbility to assess nursing ne eds ofacute and chronically ill patientsand their familiesAbility to ind ependently seek out resources and work collaborativelyAbility to establi shand maintain effective working relationshipsAbility to communicate cl earlywith patients, families, visitolity to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursingplan ors,healthcare team, physicians, admi nistrators, leadership and othersAbif careAbility to use sensory and cog nitive functions to process and prioritizeinformation, treatment, and fo llow-upAbility to use fine motor skillsCompetent in BLS and/or other spe cialized life support requirementsdesignated by work areaAbility to reco rdactivities, document assessments,plan of care,interventions, evaluati onand re-evaluation of patient statusAbility to use computer and learn n ewsoftware programsAble to documentandcommunicate pertinent informationu sing computerand/or paper documentation toolsAbility to navigate the ent ity to provideclinical care for patientsAbility to withstand prolonged s tanding and walking.Ability to remain focused and organizedWorking knowl edge of procedures and techniquesinvolved in administeringroutine and sp ecial treatments to patientsWorking knowledge of infection control proce dures and safety precautionsWorking knowledge and completion of appropri ate JCAHO and otherregulatory requirementsPre-employment Physical Capaci ty Testing Required

Level Characteristics

N/A

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN program. Exception: Registered nurses hired between July 1, 2014 and April 11, 2021 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 program within seven years of their start date. Registered nurses hired before July 1, 2014 are not required to enroll in a BSN program to remai