Registered Nurse (Experienced OR New Grads) - Cancer Center Infusion Durham
Company: Duke Health
Location: Durham
Posted on: January 25, 2023
Job Description:
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. 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 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! -Duke University Health System - Duke
Oncology Treatment Center seeks to hire a Registered Nurse who will
embrace our mission of -Advancing Health Together. - -Duke Oncology
Treatment Center
- Administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy agents, and research
medications via different routes of
administration including intravenous, oral, subcutaneous,
intrathecal, intraperitoneal, intravascular,
and through intrahepatic pumps.
- Nurses provide education to patients and family members to ensure
patients are aware of
chemotherapy side effects of each medication, the importance of
their treatment, and when to call
a healthcare provider once at home.
- Each nurse is responsible to understand important lab results for
each patient and determine body surface area calculations.
- Other responsibilities include administering electrolyte
supplementation, intravenous fluids, pain
medications, blood products, and injections. Nurses in the Oncology
Treatment Center place
peripheral IVs as well as access central lines including
port-a-caths, PICC lines, and Hickman central lines. -Job Summary
-Our team is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient
to ensure an excellent patient experience, every time. Ideal
applicants would have excellent computer and phone skills and be
able to communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team. We
are looking for someone with the ability to establish a strong
rapport with patients and families by phone, to coordinate
services, and to provide education and nursing care to patients and
families in the clinic setting. -Work Schedule:Mon-Fri no
weekends/holidays - 4 10's -Job Duties -
- Assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and
their families.
- Plan, provide and document professional nursing care in
ambulatory settings, utilizing the nursing process, in accordance
with physician orders and established policies and procedures,
under the supervision of the nurse manager, charge nurse or
practice manager.
- Communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors,
healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others.
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- Collect and analyze patient data, make recommendations for
nursing care plans, evaluate nursing care provided, document and
communicate appropriately nursing actions taken and patient
responses.
- Teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan
of care.
- Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of patient care
and serve as a team leader.
- 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.
- Participate in the identification of clinical, operational and
safety related performance improvement opportunities.
- Participate in clinic or entity level performance improvement
activities.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described
herein. -Minimum Requirements -
- Must have an accredited Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or
higher), Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma. (All
registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or
higher) will be required to enroll in an appropriate BSN program
within two years of their start date and to complete the program
within five years of their start date.)
- Must have current or compact RN license in the State of North
Carolina
- Previous work experience (1+ years) as a clinical nurse is
preferred, New grads are welcome too!
- BCLS certification is required.
- Professional specialty certification (preferred)
- Pre-employment Physical Capacity Testing Required - - Duke 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 essentialjob 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 Health, Durham , Registered Nurse (Experienced OR New Grads) - Cancer Center Infusion Durham, Healthcare , Durham, North Carolina
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