Registered Nurse; Experienced - Children's Health Center - Valvano Hospital

About Duke University Hospital

Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Hospital is the largest of the four Duke Health hospitals with 1,062 patient beds. It features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

• 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.
• Duke University Health System has more than 6,000 registered nurses.
• Quality of Life:
  Living in the Triangle.
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility).

Duke University Hospital – Children’s Health Center – Valvano Day Hospital

Level 4 of the Children’s Health Center.

Valvano Day Hospital is comprised of outpatient pediatric specialty clinics and an outpatient pediatric infusion area. The unit delivers exemplary care to both oncology and non‑oncology patients. Chemotherapy certification is required within 6 months. Nurses hired for this unit work in both clinics and the infusion area.

Full Time:
Mixed schedule of 8‑ and 12‑hour shifts with occasional weekend rotation.

• Plan, provide, supervise and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers.
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as assigned.
• Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care including equipment and material resources.
• Participate in your own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
• Act as preceptor and support the development of other staff and formal learners.
• Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities and in performance improvement activities.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

• Multitask in myriad ways – document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re‑evaluation of patient status, access nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients, independently seek out resources and work collaboratively.
• Educate patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care.
• Manage relationships with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others.

• Paid Training: 4‑6 weeks of paid orientation depending on level of experience.
• Opportunities for a Lifetime:
  Robust learning and development from the Office of Continuing Education.
• Clinical Ladder Advancement.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Relocation Grant.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Nursing Specialty Certification Bonus.
• Performance Increases.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Pension plan and more.

• Graduation from an accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher), Associate’s Degree in Nursing, or Nursing Diploma program.
• All registered nurses without a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing will be required to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date and complete the program within seven years of their start date.

• Current registration with North Carolina State Board of Nursing as a registered professional nurse or current compact RN licensure to practice in the state of North Carolina.
• BLS Certification required.

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