CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST - CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Company: Duke Nursing
Location: Durham
Posted on: December 5, 2019

Job Description:

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 957 inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 51 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; an Ambulatory Surgery Center with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. In fiscal year 2018, Duke University Hospital admitted 42,916 patients and had 1,085,740 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017. -- U.S News & World Report named Duke University Hospital #1 in North Carolina and #1 in the Raleigh-Durham area in 2018-19. -- Duke University Hospital is ranked in the top 20 nationally for seven adult specialties, including cardiology and heart surgery, nephrology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology. -- In addition 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 recognizedeach 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! --Clinical Nurse Specialist --- Children---s Services --- Duke University Hospital --- Day ShiftDuke University Health System- Duke University Hospital seeks to hire a Clinical Nurse Specialist who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.Department Profile:Duke University Hospital is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure an excellent patient experience, every time. The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) provides direct patient care services and serve intermediate, BMT and the ambulatory platform. The Clinical Nurse Specialist collects and documents patient data, collaborates with the team to establish priorities and set realistic goals The CNS contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, and provides leadership in the organization.--This position is ideal for someone who enjoys patient and staff education and would like the challenge of improving systems processes to provide the best patient care experience.--Work Hours & Shifts:Full-Time; Monday --- Friday day shifts--Duties and Responsibilities:
  • 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: Minimum of 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.-- Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. -- Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas---an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. -- Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department. --

Keywords: Duke Nursing, Durham , CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST - CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Healthcare , Durham, North Carolina