Clinical Nurse II-Mohs Surgery

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Duke Health Integrated Practice comprises more than 110 primary and specialty outpatient clinics, extending the reach of Duke Health’s mission across the state of North Carolina.

5324 McFarland Dr #400, Durham, NC 27707

The Mohs Surgery Clinical Nurse independently plans and provides professional nursing care for patients in the Mohs Ambulatory Clinic setting in accordance with the medical and nursing plans of care along with established policies and procedures. He/She provides nursing services to patient and families in accordance with the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

• Provide direct patient care for Mohs patients; intake & prep patients for Mohs layers and reconstructive surgery, assist provider with surgeries, provide patient education to patients and family members, post‑op care to return patients, instrument processing, patient notification, tray prep, nurse triage.
• Assess the environment and make recommendations to ensure optimal patient comfort, safety and compliance with regulatory bodies; OSHA, JCAHO, etc.
• Complete daily assignments for the completion of indirect patient care tasks required to support direct patient care activities. These tasks include but are not limited to telephone messaging, cleaning and packaging instruments, room supply stocking/cleaning, uploading photographs in the photo database, upcoming surgery charts, and placing orders as needed.
• Able and ready to act as a nurse preceptor for new hires. Assist with new staff competencies and skills development as outlined in the unit specific competency based orientation checklists and policies & procedures.
• Participate in your own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings. This includes OESO/LMS trainings due in September, BLS, Nursing Licensure, mandatory monthly Mohs staff meetings and nursing meetings.
• Cultivate exemplary customer service throughout the organization; promote effective communication skills including problem solving, assertiveness, and support for team members, feedback, active listening and conflict resolution.
• Monitor clinic flow and identify measures to facilitate the movement of patients through all aspects of their visit. Inform HCA, NM or Nurse Team Lead of prolonged delay.
• Collaborate with the NM or Team Lead to restructure assignments in events of staff call‑outs to maintain patient care and daily clinic operation.
• Collaborate with clinic leadership to ensure equipment and supplies are readily available for patient care. Monitor supply and medication inventory, ensure no medications or supplies are expired, report and discard expired per policy, alert personnel when supplies are needed.
• Recognize that our patients, families and coworkers have a sense of urgency and show them that we value their time, ensuring they never feel they are an interruption of our work, but rather the reason we are here.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

• Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN or Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program.
• All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) must enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date and complete it within five years.
• Twelve months of appropriate clinical experience is required. Managers discretion may consider employees with six months of experience who are exceptional performers.
• Must have current RN licensure in North Carolina and BLS required.

The schedule for this position is day shifts, Monday‑Friday, with no weekends or holidays. Shifts will be scheduled as 4‑10 hour shifts.